REPORTS: Indian Players Unhappy With The ‘Cold’ Food & ‘Poor’ Hospitality Offered In Sydney

T20 World Cup 2022: After registering a remarkable triumph over arch-rivals Pakistan in an all-important encounter, The Rohit Sharma-led Indian team has reached Sydney for their approaching assignment. India will be squaring off against the Scott Edwards-led Netherlands on Thursday (October 27) at the iconic Sydney Cricket Ground.

The Indian players had an optional practice session at the renowned venue yesterday (Tuesday) ahead of the big game. The likes of Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, and Virat Kohli marked their attendance for the practice, while all the fast bowlers along with all-rounder Hardik Pandya opted to take some extra rest.

How can you give cold sandwiches after 3 hours of practice?: BCCI source

Meanwhile, A significant development has emerged from the Indian camp as the latest report suggests that Indian players are unhappy with the hospitality offered in Sydney. The star-studded team was allegedly served cold sandwiches at the SCG for lunch after a long practice session on Tuesday. The players reportedly skipped the meal and returned back to the team hotel.

The team further abandoned their crucial pre-match practice session on Wednesday due to the long traveling distance. The Sydney Cricket Ground was reported to be more than one hour away from the team hotel. The BCCI has now reached out to the ICC with an official complaint and the issue is likely to be resolved in a couple of days.

“The BCCI has told ICC that food provided after practice is inadequate. BCCI has further told ICC – How can you give cold sandwiches after 3 hours of practice for lunch? Sandwiches are not even made, players have to make their own sandwiches.” said a credible BCCI source. 

“This is not acceptable to us. The problem was in Melbourne and now Sydney. ICC had promised to look into it but hot food is the basic. Why wasn’t it looked at earlier? There’s inadequate food for players after practice. They had to get food delivered for lunch via Uber which is not acceptable” he further added.