Conspiracy against India denied after Rohit Sharma, Akash Deep survive injury scare on 'used MCG practice pitches'

Tension between India and Australia in the lead-up to the Boxing Day Test match in Melbourne increased further after touring side were left unhappy with the quality of the practice pitches provided at the outdoor nets of the Melbourne Cricket Ground. India's captain Rohit Sharma walks back at the lunch break on day two of the third cricket Test match between Australia and India at The Gabba in Brisbane According to a report in Dainik Jagran, Indian team were discriminated as they were provided with used practice pitches, having low bounce and speed, on Saturday and Sunday, while the Australia team will be practicing on fresh tracks. ” The nature of the practice pitch provided to the Indian team almost cost the tourists with two big injury headaches. 'It’s stock standard procedure for us' Page defended the conspiracy claims against India saying that the MCG officials only followed the standard protocols, according to which, Test quality practice pitches would only be available to both teams from Monday onwards, three days before the start of the match.