Srinagar: According to the reports from Sydney, Team India top players skipped the after practice meal at Sydney ad the food served was cold.
Team India after a blockbuster clash against Pakistan in the ongoing T20 World Cup at MCG are now in Sydney for the next clash.
The team had training session at Sydney and now reports are claiming that team members skipped the post training meal served by ICC as the food was cold.
“The food that was offered to Team India was not good. They were just given sandwiches and they have also told ICC that food provided after a practice session in Sydney was cold and not good,” a BCCI source was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.
The report said that the after-practice food included custom sandwiches along with fruits and falafel (very common in this part of the world).
“With the training getting over nearly by afternoon, it was lunch time and perhaps players were expecting a full-course meal.
In protest, most of the top Indian cricketers decided to skip lunch at the venue, headed back to the hotel for a meal of their choice,” report said.
“It’s not like any boycott… Some players did pick up fruits and falafel but everyone wanted to have lunch and hence they had food going back to the hotel,” a BCCI official privy to the development told PTI on the condition of anonymity.
Notably, International Cricket Council (ICC) is providing food and lodging during the T20 World Cup 2022, unlike in bilateral series, where the host association is in charge of the hospitality.
“The problem is that the ICC isn’t providing any hot food after lunch. In a bilateral series, the host association is in charge of catering and they always provide hot Indian meals after a training session. But for ICC, the rule is the same for all countries,” the official further said.
“You can’t just have a cold sandwich (not even grilled) with avocado, tomato and cucumber after two hours of training. That is plain and simple inadequate nourishment,” he added.