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Fans will no longer be allowed at India's practice sessions in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test series against Australia after some of them passed 'rude' comments during the team's nets in Adelaide on Wednesday.
The practice session was thrown open to fans on Tuesday ahead of the second Test at the Adelaide Oval, starting Friday.
While a handful of them gathered to watch Australia, thousands converged to catch the Indian team live in action from close quarters as the practice facility stands in Adelaide are very close to the nets.
"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.
"There was another fans' day in Sydney (ahead of the fifth Test) which stands cancelled as players were very disturbed by the rude and insensitive comments that were passed (here),"
"Virat (Kohli) and Shubman Gill could have been mobbed because of so many people. Some were doing Facebook live with friends and talking loudly just as the batter took stance," he said.
"One supporter continuously urged a player to say 'hi' to him in Gujarati. Another particular cricketer was body-shamed."
The second Test in Adelaide will be a day-night pink ball match, followed by matches in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney.