Border-Gavaskar Trophy: Tensions between Indian touring party and Aussie media continue to bubble away [Video]

India’s travelling party have delivered a fresh snub to Australian media as tensions threaten to reach boiling point in Melbourne just days out from the crunch Boxing Day Test.

The tourists have been in Victoria since the weekend, but have already been involved in a series of clashes with Australia’s press pack.

Megastar Virat Kohli blew up at a Channel Nine journalist and camera operator as players touched down in Melbourne on Thursday, before English-speaking journalists were denied questions at a press conference with Indian spinner Ravindra Jadeja.

In the latest spot-fire, a team of tourists, including Indian journalists and some members of the Indian team’s communications team, have reportedly pulled out of a scheduled friendly Twenty20 match against Australian reporters.

The match has been put on by Cricket Australia and was set to be played at Junction Oval on Sunday.

India held a press conference with fast bowler Akash …