India players Heckled in Adelaide, Body Shamed in Open Training Session - A Targeted Disturbance or Emotional Outburst of Fans?

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India's open practice sessions during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Adelaide were cancelled following an incident where players were heckled.

As team India prepares for the crucial 2nd Test in Adelaide, an incident involving fans reportedly led to the cancellation of the open net sessions.

India's decision to cancel open practice sessions during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy stemmed from a chaotic incident in Adelaide. Ahead of the day-night Test, the Indian team held a rare public practice session, attracting a massive crowd of around 3,000 fans. While the atmosphere was vibrant, sections of the crowd disrupted the four-hour session by heckling players, shouting remarks, and incessantly requesting selfies. This made it challenging for key players like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Rishabh Pant to focus. To restore privacy and ensure uninterrupted preparation, the BCCI declared subsequent sessions media-only.

"It was complete chaos. During the Australian training session, not more than 70-odd people turned up but during India's session, 3000 came. No one expected so many fans to turn up," a senior BCCI official told PTI on conditions of anonymity.

Apart from that, a player was body shamed while Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli were mobbed by the fans. All in all, it was reportedly complete chaos in Adelaide, but there is a different side of it.

Were the Players Heckled, Or just overenthusiastic Fans getting Emotional to see their Stars

MyKhel contacted a senior journalist already in Adelaide, who spoke the same story with a different view.

"Yes, there were a lot of fans in the India practice. But it was not heckling the players as they got excited seeing the star faces. Some odd fans were speaking loudly, while a few created a nuisance by body shaming, but none of the players were heckled," he told MyKhel.

As India seldom visits Australia, it was perhaps an outburst of emotion from the Indian fans in Adelaide. But even on that notice, body-shaming a player or disturbing them while practising has no excuse. Only a handful of people's idiotic behavior has badmouthed the whole Indian contingent in Adelaide.

But in contrast to the reports, MyKhel understands that there is no fresh decision to leave out open net sessions. The Cricket Australia released a training schedule and only Tuesday's (December 3) practice session was kept open. Hence there is no fresh issuance of closed-door practice for the alleged crowd trouble in Adelaide.