Kohli, Pandya in Bio-Bubble Web, breached Protocol to visit Baby Shop: Report

On Friday, when a wide-eyed Indian fan tweeted a series of photos of five Indian players — Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant, Navdeep Saini, Prithvi Shaw and Shubman Gill — dining at a Melbourne restaurant, it created a stir on social media. The fan suggested that he paid the bill for the players and then hugged Pant, a claim he has retracted since.

According to reports in the Australian media, this was not the only instance of an alleged bio-bubble breach by the Indian team while on tour. In fact, there were two other misdemeanours, which had hitherto gone unreported.

Virat and Hardik in Bio-Bubble Web:

Virat Kohli and Hardik Pandya are the latest to find themselves in the bio-bubble web. An Australian daily has accused the Indian skipper and the star all-rounder of breaching bio-security while the duo went shopping at a baby store on December 7. The two players went to buy clothes and toys for their little ones – in Kohli’s case the baby is expected soon.

By posing with a woman without masks, the two cricketers had inadvertently breached Cricket Australia’s biosecurity norms, an official told The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.

Protocol Breach:

A little over a week later, a group of Indian players pit-stopped late-night at an eatery in Adelaide.

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A couple of them went inside to place the order, while others sat at a table outside. This was another breach as the players who went inside didn’t sport masks.

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According to The Sydney Morning Herald, both instances were minor breaches. But unlike the one involving the five Indian players who created a meltdown on Twitter. These instances went unnoticed because they were not reported to the cricket authorities.

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Meanwhile, with a win at Melbourne, the four-match series is level at 1-1. The third Test is scheduled to start on December 7.

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