Syed Mushtaq Ali squads complain of ‘food quality’ at posh team hotel
Three domestic cricket teams staying at a posh hotel in Mumbai have complained about its mediocre food to the Indian cricket board during six days of quarantine, in preparation for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. The T20 tournament will begin on January 10 and will kickstart domestic cricket during the pandemic. Delhi, Mumbai, Haryana, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Puducherry are the six teams based in Mumbai. Delhi has star players like Shikhar Dhawan and Ishant Sharma, while Kerala has S Sreesanth, Robin Uthappa, and Sanju Samson. Mumbai has IPL stars like Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube and Dhawal Kulkarni.
The Mumbai manager Arman Mallik confirmed that players did complain about the quality of food served for the last two days.
“Players complained to us that food’s quantity and quality is below standard. The food is not adequate in terms of players’ fitness. These players will be playing after six days of quarantine and this food won’t do any good,” Mallik said.
Players did complain about the quality of food served for the last two days.
The Indian Express spoke to ten players across three teams who had similar views. Many said the food was too cold and that even the breakfast was below standard. The respective team managers have spoken to the hotel chef and were assured of better quality but that didn’t happen. The teams have also complained about food being delivered late. It was then that the teams approached the Indian board to look into the matter at the earliest.
