Veteran commentator Aakash Chopra has said that Ravindra Jadeja wasn’t obliged to answer in English in a recent press conference before the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) 2024-25 fourth Test. He also stated that it’s the media persons’ problem if they don’t understand Hindi as well. Notably, India were criticized when Jadeja recently did not answer any questions from the Australian media and responded to the Indian journalists’ questions only in Hindi as well.

In a video shared on his YouTube channel ‘Aakash Chopra’, he said, “The last story is about the pitch-fixing. It has become a major point of discussion. There was a talk about the press conference as well. Firstly, his name is Ravindra Jadeja. He is not Ravi. There was a lot of discussion about why he answered only in Hindi and didn’t take questions in English. It’s your problem if you don’t understand the language he spoke. He is not obliged to answer the questions in English. Trust me, he is not. He is there to play and not to give interviews. Whether he came late that day, I am not privy to that, but a lot of fuss is created there.”

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In the same video, Aakash Chopra also opined on India’s practice conditions which is a bigger controversy.

“Along with that, the pitch controversy has started. That is a serious one. I don’t care much about the press conference. However, the pitch is very, very important because that decides your preparation. We saw the visuals. Australia are getting pitches as they should be for practice. We are getting used and tired pitches where the bounce is uneven. Our philosophy is Atithi Devo Bhava. When you come to our place, we even give net bowlers, and you are doing pitch-fixing. You guys are not doing the right thing. Provide quality practice facilities to both the teams. Don’t treat India as a visitor who doesn’t deserve good practice or training facilities,” Aakash Chopra concluded.