Top Stories: Things that made news in the cricket world today

‘If you don’t want to follow the rules, don’t come’ – Team India receives a strict warning

• The Member of Queensland Legislative Assembly, Ros Bates has made it clear that if the Indians don’t want to follow the rules, then they are not welcome.
• The Indian side had earlier raised issues regarding the Brisbane Test by stating that they were not happy with the quarantine protocols and the life inside the bubble.
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Australia vs India: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant expected to play third Test despite bio-bubble breach inquiry

• Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant, Shubman Gill, Prithvi Shaw and Navdeep Saini are in the news ever since it has been pointed out that they have possibly breached the bio-bubble protocols.
• The five cricketers had visited a restaurant in Melbourne on the New Year’s Day where they interacted with an Indian fan who also paid the bill for their lunch in a kind gesture.
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Virat Kohli and Hardik Pandya had also breached the bio-bubble protocols by visiting a store in December

• Rohit Sharma and four other cricketers dining at a restaurant in Melbourne on the New Year’s Day has come under the scanner.
• While they have been placed in isolation at the moment even as they can train maintaining a social distance from the other teammates.
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Brisbane Test in doubt after team India refuses to be in strict quarantine again

• The Indian side has made it clear that they would want some freedom in the land of the Kangaroos.
• The No.3 ranked side in the world has even expressed its unwillingness to travel to Brisbane for the final Test of the four-match series if they have more restrictions imposed on them.
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Reports: Sourav Ganguly tests negative for COVID-19; no sign of fever after angioplasty

• Former India cricketer and current BCCI President Sourav Ganguly suffered a mild cardiac arrest on Saturday.
• He complained of feeling uneasy while at his residence in Kolkata and was soon rushed to the Woodlands hospital.
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Ajinkya Rahane is born to lead cricket teams: Ian Chappell

• Former Australian captain Ian Chappell heaped praises on India’s stand-in captain Ajinkya Rahane for his flawless leadership in the second Test at Melbourne Cricket Ground which the visiting nation won by 8 wickets against Australia.
• Chappell hailed Rahane as a “born leader” who is capable of being both “smart and brave”.
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‘They are a difficult duo’ – Matthew Wade feels it’s pretty tough to tackle Ashwin and Jadeja

• India had shown terrific discipline and character at the Melbourne Cricket Ground after a disastrous outing in the Adelaide Test to level the ongoing four-match Border Gavaskar Trophy against Australia by 1-1.
• While Ajinkya Rahane was the wrecker-in-chief for India’s stunning victory at MCG, one cannot forget India’s formidable bowling attack which has been consistent throughout in the two matches thus far.
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Australia vs India: Players to be permitted to come together in particular areas of hotel in Brisbane

• The 2021, for Indian Cricket, has begun with a controversy with Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant and three other cricketers dining at a restaurant in Melbourne.
• This has been followed by team India refusing to be in strict quarantine in Brisbane for the fourth Test.
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We are not worried what India is doing outside of the cricket ground: Matthew Wade

• New Year 2021 began for the Indian team with controversy as five Indian players including Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant, Navdeep Saini and Prithvi Shaw have been accused of breaching the bio-bubble in Melbourne ahead of the third Test in Sydney of the ongoing four-match Border Gavaskar Trophy against Australia.
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