Overview

• Four Australia A players fell ill during the three-match unofficial ODI series in Kanpur, with fast bowler Henry Thornton hospitalized for two days.
• Australia A management has reportedly lodged a formal complaint alleging substandard food at the team hotel.
• BCCI vice president Rajeev Shukla said meals from Kanpur’s Hotel Landmark were safe and suggested the players may have picked up an infection elsewhere.
• Shukla cited limited five-star hotel capacity and the lack of a 24/7 international airport in Kanpur as constraints on touring arrangements.
• Local authorities collected food samples from the hotel kitchen for testing, and India A won the series 2-1 at Green Park Stadium.