MCG curator Matt Page addressed allegations of providing subpar practice pitches to India, clarifying it’s standard procedure to offer fresh pitches only three days before a Test. He emphasized the pitches’ usual characteristics of pace and bounce, countering claims of intentional disadvantage amid media-stirred controversies surrounding the Indian team.

A video of the violent clash showed people wielding batons (lathis), swords and hurling stones, attacking each other with sticks, during the incident.

According to the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security, passengers are now allowed to carry only one hand or cabin bag inside the aircraft. Any additional baggage should be checked in