India, Oct. 6 -- Rajeev Shukla, the vice-president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), issued a clarification after four Australia A players fell sick after consuming food from a hotel in Kanpur. The incident happened last week after the second ODI between India A and Australia A. Henry Thornton's situation got so bad that he had to be taken to Regency Hospital, and it was then that his condition was stabilised.

The incident raised questions about the quality of food and the accommodations provided to the players. However, Shukla dismissed these concerns about unhygienic meals, saying the food came from a reputed hotel and there was no reason to believe that the issue was food poisoning.

"If there had been an issue with...