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Michael Vaughan said the whole episode could have been avoided by the use of Artificial Intelligence tools to transcribe and translate the interview.
Ravindra Jadeja addressing a presser at MCG.
Former England captain Michael Vaughan has a simple suggestion for Aussie media after the press conference row involving allrounder Ravindra Jadeja.
The Australian media personnel alleged that Jadeja did not answer questions in English but opted to answer in Hindi.
After a half-hour delay in the scheduled media appearance following India’s training session at the ground. Jadeja began taking questions from Indian journalists. Following nine minutes of discussion in Hindi, the presser ended as the team bus had to depart. Hence, the player couldn’t stay any longer, according to India’s media manager.
However, some Australian media are claiming that Jadeja has refused to answer questions in English. “The Australian media were bemused and confused when the star allrounder refused to answer questions in English. It was obviously an annoying situation for the journalists who made the effort to turn up,” Channel 7 said in its report.
In reality, Jadeja never refused to answer questions in English. He responded primarily in Hindi because the Indian reporters posed their questions exclusively in that language.
Relations between the Indian team and local media took a downturn when the squad began to arrive in Melbourne on Thursday. Star batter Virat Kohli was engaged in a heated exchange with a journalist, as he appeared to be upset by the presence of cameras directed at his family.
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Vaughan called the whole thing an unnecessary controversy, adding that the whole episode could have been avoided by the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to transcribe the interview.
“India are a powerhouse. They clearly think cameras at the airport and filming families is a step too far. And this is their way of reacting. It just adds more drama for me. There are AI systems that you can use to translate Hindi into Australian English. So if they are not willing to speak in English. Just put it into the system and it’ll come out as Australian English. You just quote Jadeja in what comes in the AI. It might not be the exact same but it will be quite funny,” Vaughan was quoted as saying on the Club Prairie Fire Podcast.
The fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series begins on Thursday at the MCG, with the series levelled at 1-1.
(With inputs from Agencies)
