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According to a report, the wives and families of Indian players can stay for a maximum of two weeks during a 45-day-long overseas tour.
A cricketer’s family can stay for a maximum of 2 weeks during a 45 day tour. (Picture Credit: AFP)
After a shocking whitewash in the home Test series against New Zealand and a 1-3 defeat in the away series against Australia, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has set new guidelines for Indian players. According to a latest report in Dainik Jagran, during a review meeting between BCCI officials, captain Rohit Sharma, head coach Gautam Gambhir, and chief selector Ajit Agarkar, it has been decided that the wives of Indian players won’t be allowed to stay for the entire tour.
The BCCI is planning to reintroduce the pre-Covid rule. The wives and family members will not be allowed to travel with the players of the Indian team for the entire tour. For a tournament or a series lasting more than 45 days, the wife or family can stay with the player only for 14 days. However, for shorter tours, the limit on stay will be reduced to just seven days.
In the recently concluded series against Australia, the wives of several cricketers, like Virat Kohli and KL Rahul, were seen in attendance for all games.
The board feels that the performance of players is getting impacted due to the presence of family during the entire tour.
It has also been reported that all the Indian players will have to travel in the team bus. In the last few years, many players have preferred to travel solo, but now it won’t be the case. Irrespective of the stature, all players will have to travel together in the team bus.
“Keeping in view the team unity, now all the players will travel by the team bus only. No matter how big a player is, he will not be allowed to travel separately,” read the report.
In addition to the players, BCCI has also decided to prevent India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir’s manager from staying in the team hotel. He will not be allowed to watch the matches from the VIP box and has also been barred from availing the team bus.
