Two members of Australian women’s cricket team ‘touched inappropriately’ in India, CA says

Two members of Australia’s women’s cricket team have been “touched inappropriately” by a man in India during the team’s World Cup campaign, Cricket Australia has said.

“CA can confirm two members of the Australian women’s team were approached and touched inappropriately by a motorcyclist while walking to a cafe in Indore,” CA said in a statement released on Saturday night.

The Australian women’s team play South Africa in the World Cup at Indore on Saturday night, AEDT.Credit: ICC via Getty Images

“The matter was reported by team security to police, who are handling the matter.”

The Times of India is reporting the players were “allegedly stalked and molested by a man while returning to their hotel” on Thursday.