BCCI unhappy with Virat Kohli for showing off his Yo-Yo test score, Indian cricketers get ‘verbal warning’,

The BCCI responded quickly and reminded all the team India players of the confidential nature of such information.

BCCI unhappy with Virat Kohli for showing off his Yo-Yo test score, Indian cricketers get ‘verbal warning’,

Virat Kohli (via Hindustan Times)

Indian cricket superstar Virat Kohli unknowingly sparked controversy with his recent Instagram post. Kohli, who is currently preparing for the upcoming Asia Cup 2023, victoriously posted his 17.2 Yo-Yo test score on Instagram. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) was not happy with Virat Kohli‘s innocuous act.

The BCCI responded quickly and reminded all the team India players of the confidential nature of such information. They warned against sharing their own fitness test results on social media, citing legal constraints as the reason.

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As per a report by The Indian Express, A BCCI representative clarified, “Players have been instructed verbally to refrain from posting any confidential information on social media.” They are permitted to post pictures during training, but uploading a score constitutes a breach of contract.”

As the national team engages in a five-day training camp in Alur, Karnataka, in preparation for the crucial Asia Cup, while fans appreciate the insights shared by their cricketing idols, it appears that certain aspects of a player’s life, particularly contractual matters, must remain private.

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Preparations begin for Asia Cup 2023 by Team India

Virat Kohli revealed his score on social media, which did not please BCCI's top officials
Indian squad for Asia Cup (image via Hindustan Times)

The Asia Cup is around the corner and the Indian cricketers have started a six-day training camp at Alur on Thursday. Apart from Kohli, India skipper Rohit Sharma and vice-captain Hardik Pandya also took the yo-yo test on the first day of camp, according to PTI, and they both passed the test.

The camp is the most important for those players who did not fly to Ireland after the West Indies multi-format series. Several senior players were rested a team of youngsters were sent to Ireland.

Those players who did not take part in the Ireland series are the likes of Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami, Kohli, Rohit, and Pandya. Pandya led Team India in West Indies T20I series but wasn’t a part of the team that went to Ireland.

Meanwhile, Jasprit Bumrah (who led India in Ireland), Prasidh Krishna, Sanju Samson, and Tilak Varma, after securing the series 2-0 in the three-match T20I series, will join the camp on Friday. They will be flying from Dublin to Bengaluru.

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