"Everyone is aware that there is tension brewing and while the CoA has tried its best to deny any rumours of rift in the ODI team in the media, one of the members spoke to a senior player asking him to send out a positive message/statement in the matter.

"But not much progress has been made in this regard," the functionary said. In a bizarre move, a CoA member had told IANS that they wouldn’t get into this till the players bring it up with them.

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"The CoA cannot be reacting to reports in the media. If the players have any issue, they can/should bring it up with us," the member had said.

The CoA landed on sticky ground when Rohit Sharma "unfollowed" skipper Virat Kohli’s wife Anushka Sharma on Instagram.

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