New Delhi: The Indian team’s media event saw a slight setback with a half-hour delay after the training session at the venue. Despite these hitches, Jadeja began to field answers from the Indian reporters. The press meet came to an end after a brief nine-minute discussion in Hindi, due to the team bus being scheduled for departure. India’s media manager confirmed Jadeja couldn’t linger due to the urgency, thus abruptly ending their discourse.
Various news outlets in Australia report that Ravindra Jadeja chose to remain silent when asked questions in English at a media briefing. “The Australian media were bemused and confused when the star allrounder refused to answer questions in English. It was obviously an annoying situation for the journalists who made the effort to turn up,” Channel 7 reported.
Honestly, Jadeja didn’t avoid answering English inquiries. He simply responded in Hindi largely because the Indian reporters preferred to pose their queries in this language.
There was a noticeable strain between Indian cricketers and the Melbourne press as the team landed on Thursday. Of particular interest was an incident involving renown ace, Virat Kohli, who showed apparent annoyance at the paparazzi’s intrusive focus on his personal life.
Vaughan depicted the whole scenario as an unnecessary dispute, implying that if transcript tools enabled by Artificial Intelligence were used for the interview, it might have averted the entire episode.
“India are a powerhouse. They clearly think cameras at the airport and filming families is a step too far. And this is their way of reacting. It just adds more drama for me. There are AI systems that you can use to translate Hindi into Australian English. So if they are not willing to speak in English. Just put it into the system and it’ll come out as Australian English. You just quote Jadeja in what comes in the AI. It might not be the exact same but it will be quite funny,” Vaughan was quoted as saying on the Club Prairie Fire Podcast.
The Border-Gavaskar Trophy’s fourth Test match is on cards for this Thursday at Melbourne’s esteemed Cricket Ground. With one victory each, both teams go head-to-head in a tie, leaving the series on a thrilling 1-1 cliffhanger.
