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Twitter divided after photos of Rohit Sharma allegedly consuming beef in Melbourne goes viral

Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant, Shubman Gill, Navdeep Saini, and Prithvi Shaw have been put in isolation after breaching bio-security protocols.

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While cricketers Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant, Shubman Gill, Navdeep Saini, and Prithvi Shaw have been put in isolation as a precautionary measure after breaching Cricket Australia's bio-security protocols, a new issue has surfaced surrounding the Hitman.

While the cricketers were slammed for not following corona-related rules, an unverified photo of the bill paid by the cricket fan further fuelled the fire as one of the items ordered had a mention of beef dish.

Soon, Twitterati took it upon themselves to take several digs at the cricketers for their choice of food and the main accused was the Hitman.

Some keyboard warriors even called Rohit Sharma a 'hypocrite' for being vocal about animal rights and then conveniently 'consuming' beef at an Australian restaurant, however, there are some who have supported the batsman as there is no proof of the latter claim. They even started the trend #IStandWithRohit soon after the cricketer was accused.

The Indian fan named Navaldeep Singh who had paid the bill for the cricketers too had taken to Twitter and spoken about another controversy that embroiled his tweet as he had mentioned that Rishabh Pant had hugged him - which is breaching the protocols.

Navaldeep Singh, come up with a clarification and stated that Pant never hugged him. He said he wrote that in his earlier tweet only out of excitement and added that social distancing was maintained throughout.

"Clarification – Pant never hugged me it was all said in excitement we maintained social distance all thru:) Apologies for miscommunication @BCCI @CricketAus @dailytelegraph," his tweet read.

After being made aware of the fan interaction, the BCCI started investigating the matter. The players might have breached the bio-bubble due to COVID-19 and it remains to be seen what happens next. 

The five players will be kept separate from the broader Indian and Australian squads when travelling and at the training venue. They will, however, be permitted to train in accordance with protocols that have been put in place.

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