The Indian squad of 32 members for the upcoming Australian Tournament, is all set to fly.
The team would directly fly out from Dubai on the 12th of November, through a chartered flight.
The international tournament to Australia would be of 70 days.
Sourav Ganguly, the President of the Board Of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said, “They (players) have already been living in a bubble for the last 80 days. I don’t see a reason why the families won’t be allowed to come. The Australian cricket board is trying to accommodate the families. It should be okay.”
However, an official announcement regarding the families of players accompanying them to Australia is yet to be made.
Considering the situation of the Novel Coronavirus or COVID-19, a decision on accommodation of players’ families would be made by the Australian Government.
Speaking ahead of the finalisation of the schedule, Cricket Australia CEO Nick Hockley said, “We are working through at the moment with (the) BCCI and the Australian Government. It would have to be a compelling case for families to come but that’s something we are working through.”
In addition, quarantine rules and bio bubble regulations are also yet to be known.
Unlike the United Arab Emirates (UAE,) the quarantine rule in Australia is of mandatory 14 day quarantine.
A player of the Indian Cricket Team said, “Look, if the quarantine rules demand no access to even hotel facilities, like gym and pool area, 14 days becomes a very long time for a family to stay confined in a hotel room. Many team members have small children, and they may decide it’s not worth it.”
Another player who wished to be anonymous said, “No doubt, it’s a great help if you have your loved ones to meet after a tough day in the field on a long tour. But we have to look at it from their (family) point of view too. When things are normal, the wives bond amongst themselves and have their share of outings, be it shopping or simple walks. If they have to stay restricted to the hotel room all the time, it becomes tough on them. And tough on players, to keep them in good spirits.”
The complete list of names included in the
Indian squad for the Australian Tournament are:
Test squad: Virat Kohli (Captain,) Mayank Agarwal, Prithvi Shaw, K.L.Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane (Vice Captain), Hanuma Vihari, Shubman Gill, Wriddhiman Saha (Wicket Keeper), Rishabh Pant (Wicket Keeper,) Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Uesh Yadav, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Siraj. ODI
ODI squad: Virat Kohli (Captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Shubman Gill, K.L. Rahul (Vice Captain/Wicket Keeper), Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Hardik Pandya, Mayank Agarwal, Ravindra Jadeja, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Navdeep Saini, Shardul Thakur
T20I squad: Virat Kohli (Captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Mayank Agarwal, K.L.Rahul (Vice Captain/Wicket Keeper), Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Hardik Pandya, Sanju Samson (Wicket Keeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Navdeep Saini, Deepak Chahar, Varun Chakravarthy.
The Australian tournament would begin from the 27th of November till the 19th of January.
Stay tuned for further updates.
