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The Sydney Morning Herald: A day after 5000 spectators thronged the Adelaide Oval to attend India’s open practice session ahead of their pink-ball Test against Australia, the visitors’ have said their future nets sessions will be no longer open to fans for the rest of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series.

A report by The Sydney Morning Herald said India’s players felt uncomfortable preparing amid a carnival-like atmosphere at the nets in Adelaide Oval on Tuesday, and were constantly bombarded for selfie requests while batting.

It added that with fans standing in close proximity of the nets, there was constant commentary of their actions from the fans, while some of them mocked or laughed at players after missing the ball or getting out in practice, apart from requests for hitting boundaries all the time.