By IANS
Vadodara : Irfan Pathan hosted some of his team-mates at his home for dinner Tuesday.
Robin Uthappa, Dinesh Karthik, Rohit Sharma and Zaheer Khan were the players who went to Irfan’s home for dinner. Others stayed put at the team hotel while Rahul Dravid, who was accompanied by his wife Vijeta and son Samit, decided to do some shopping.
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Team hotel turned into a fortress
The Taj Residency, where both the Indian and the Australian cricket teams are staying, has turned into a virtual fortress.
Each floor is guarded by armed policemen and all visitors to the hotel are checked thoroughly at the entry points. Despite the tight security, a huge crowd gathered outside the hotel to catch a glimpse of their favourite stars.
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Bad day for cricket fans
It was a bad day for the city’s cricket fans Wednesday, on the eve of the fifth one-day international between India and Australia here.
Hundreds of schoolchildren were denied entry to the Reliance Stadium, the venue of the fifth ODI, when the Indian team practised Wednesday morning. Some lucky ones managed to sneak in but the presence of a large police posse did not permit them to get anywhere close to the players.