During India’s tour to England earlier this year, a tweet from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) became very controversial on day three of the second Test against England at Lord’s. The tweet was an image of the Indian cricket team’s lunch menu which featured ‘braised beef pasta’ along with the other dishes.
“A well-earned lunch for #Team India,” BCCI had tweeted after fast bowler Mohammed Shami’s back-to-back wickets reduced England to 89/4 at the end of the first session after India were bowled out for a meager total of 107 in their first innings. The tweet intrigued outrage on Twitter as most of the fans expressed their concerns after the beef was served to the players.
A well earned Lunch for #TeamIndia.
You prefer? #ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/QFqcJyjB5J
— BCCI (@BCCI) August 11, 2018
However, for the much-awaited upcoming series against Australia, the BCCI has recommended to Cricket Australia (CA) that beef be struck off the Indian team’s menu.
According to a report in the Mumbai Mirror on Thursday, a team from the BCCI will be traveling to two weeks advance of the Australia tour of India, in order to inspect arrangement and ensure smooth travel, practice and sorted. The team will also mention to the CA authorities to include vegetarian dishes on the menu, which should also include enough supply of fruits. The Indian team management also requested if the dishes could be ‘Indianised’.
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One of the sources of Mumbai Mirror said, “Players often complain about the blandness of food served in Australia. There are a few vegetarians in the team who really struggle at the grounds. The inspection team has also roped in an Indian restaurant in Australia to supply curries to the boys.”
The source also revealed how fast bowler Ishant Sharma, who is part of the Test squad, struggled during the last tour of Australia. He added, “Earlier, players would even consume cheeseburgers while on tour. It has all changed. Even if they indulge once-in-awhile, they are a highly disciplined lot during a series, which basically means minimum red meat.”
India will play three T20Is, four Tests and three ODIs against Australia Down Under with the first T20I beginning on November 21 at the Gabba in Brisbane. The Test series is scheduled to commence on December 6 at the Adelaide Oval, while the ODI series will kick-start from January 12 with the first one-dayer at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
