Michael Vaughan proposes AI solution to the Ravindra Jadeja controversy: 'It just adds more drama...'

The Indian team's media event in New Delhi experienced a small setback when it started half an hour later than planned following the training session at the venue. Despite the delay, Jadeja graciously took questions from Indian reporters. The press conference lasted just nine minutes, conducted in Hindi, before coming to an abrupt end as the team bus was ready for departure. India's media manager explained that Jadeja had to leave immediately, cutting short the discussion.

Various news outlets in Australia report that Ravindra Jadeja chose to remain silent when asked questions in English at a media briefing. “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 reported.

Honestly, Jadeja didn’t avoid answering English inquiries. He simply responded in Hindi largely because the Indian reporters preferred to pose their queries in this language.

There was a noticeable strain between Indian cricketers and the Melbourne press as the team landed on Thursday. Of particular interest was an incident involving renown ace, Virat Kohli, who showed apparent annoyance at the paparazzi’s intrusive focus on his personal life.

Vaughan depicted the whole scenario as an unnecessary dispute, implying that if transcript tools enabled by Artificial Intelligence were used for the interview, it might have averted the entire episode.

“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 Border-Gavaskar Trophy’s fourth Test match is on cards for this Thursday at Melbourne’s esteemed Cricket Ground. With one victory each, both teams go head-to-head in a tie, leaving the series on a thrilling 1-1 cliffhanger.