A beef clause to be included in the BCCI and Cricket Australia Memoranda of Understanding

The Indian Cricket Control Board (BCCI) sent a small team to Australia two weeks ago to check the preparations for their next Down Under series.

The same team would have, according to reports, recommended to the Indian The board of directors will ask Cricket Australia (CA) to eliminate the food menu beef from the Indian team .

The BCCI team, consisting of two members in Australia, wants the BCCI to include the beef absence clause in the memorandum of understanding between BCCI and CA.

This request is a bit odd given that during the last UK tour of Virat Kohli and co, which ended in August, BCCI's official Twitter account tweeted a photo of BCCI's lunch menu. team at the second Lord which included pasta with braised beef. "A well-deserved lunch for #TeamIndia," says the tweet.

However, this tweet attracted several home fans to India, protesting against the beef served to Indian players. Perhaps this time, the BCCI would have liked to play cautiously and, keeping these reactions in mind, it would have decided not to do any beef at the team luncheon during the matches. .

According to the same report, a source close to BCCI reportedly revealed that players have complained in the past that food during tours in Australia was generally bland.

"Players often complain about the blandness of the food served in Australia. There are some vegetarians in the team who really struggle on the field. The inspection team also visited an Indian restaurant in Australia to provide curries for boys. "

The source indicated in particular how paceman Ishant Sharma had fought during the last tour in Australia.

"Earlier, players even consumed cheeseburgers during a tour. Everything has changed Even if they do it once in a while, they are extremely disciplined over a series, which basically means a minimum of red meat, "added the source. .

The two-member BCCI reporting team went to Australia to ensure smooth travel, The practice and diet preparations for Team India told the host CA that the team would appreciate more vegetarian dishes on the menu, enough fruit, and that would help if the preparations were "indianized". "