India’s up-and-down attitude to fan access has continued, with the tourists set to revert to locking out supporters from training sessions after thousands flocked to their open session this week.

The group of close to 5000 Indian fanatics that watched Virat Kohli and team India train under lights in Adelaide on Tuesday will be the last to be allowed into the team’s training sessions.

India will return to the strict blanket of security they operated under in Perth, where they used giant black hessian covers to block the view into the nets and barred fan entry at the WACA Ground.

Cricket Australia had negotiated for India to open a session to fans in Adelaide, Brisbane and Sydney in a bid to capitalise on their fans’ incredible love for the game.

However, after a huge turnout on Tuesday, reports from the Indian camp suggest while the players were greeted like movie stars, some were subjected to sledging, watchers on shouting feedback and being badgered for selfies mid-session.

It means the sessions set for Brisbane and Sydney will no longer be open to the public but media will still be able to attend.

“India have expressed a preference for their remaining training sessions not to be open to the public to minimise potential noise or distractions,” a CA spokesperson told The Age.

Australia will continue to hold open sessions as they look to reclaim the Border-Gavaskar Trophy for the first time since 2015; however, they have drawn significantly fewer fans than tourists.

Even media were outcast when India touched down in Perth ahead of the West Test but the team eased the restriction after public backlash, with The West Australian one of the first allowed into the exclusive net sessions.

Perth fans did their best to catch a glimpse of team India with some climbing trees and bringing ladders to get a view over fences and the blackout covers.

India often train with fans in attendance for white-ball cricket and the lucrative Indian Premier League but tend to take a much more private stance to the sport’s pinnacle format: Test cricket.

“Very different. Not used to it,” KL Rahul told reporters on Wednesday.

“We have practice with crowds, but it’s mostly T20 and ODIs back home; we’ve had crowds come in and watch our practice sessions.

“So it felt a little different, but it also added to your preparation for the test match and gave us a bit of what we can expect on day one or all the days here in Adelaide, so it was good.”