Fans will no longer be allowed at India's practice sessions in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test series against Australia after fans passed "rude" comments during the team's training here ahead of the second Test starting on Friday.
The practice session was thrown open to fans on Tuesday.
Although some of them gathered to see the Australians, thousands came along to catch the Indian team live in action from close quarters as the practice facilities of Adelaide stand very close to the nets.
"It was total chaos. During the Australian's practice session, not more than 70-odd people came but during India's practice session, 3000 turned up. No one was expecting such a large turnout of fans," a senior BCCI official told PTI while seeking anonymity.
"There was another fans' day in Sydney ahead of the fifth Test which stands cancelled as players were very disturbed by the rude and insensitive comments that were passed, he added.
An eye-witness said that fans badgered the likes of Rohit Sharma and Rishabh Pant to hit sixes and passed comments on the fitness of another player.
"Virat [Kohli] and Shubman Gill could have been mobbed because of so many people. Some were doing Facebook live with friends and talking loudly just as the batter took stance," he said.
"One supporter continuously urged a player to say 'hi' to him in Gujarati. Another particular cricketer was body-shamed."
The match at Adelaide will be a day-night Test, then at Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney.
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