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Champions Trophy 2025: File picture of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli© AFP
Households won’t be accompanying the Indian cricket gamers heading to Dubai on February 15 for the ICC Champions Trophy because the BCCI’s new journey coverage comes into impact for the primary time with this match. The Indian workforce begins its marketing campaign in Dubai towards Bangladesh on February 20, adopted by the marquee conflict towards arch-rivals Pakistan (February 23) and the ultimate preliminary face-off with New Zealand on March 2. The Rohit Sharma-led squad will play its video games in Dubai whereas the remainder of the match unfolds from February 19 in Pakistan throughout three venues.
Provided that the the period of the tour is simply over three weeks even when the ultimate on March 9 is considered, the BCCI won’t permit households to accompany the gamers. As per the brand new coverage, households might be with gamers for a most of two weeks throughout a tour which is of 45 days or extra.
“If anything changes then it is different but as of now, the players are unlikely to be accompanied by their wives or partners for this tour. One of the senior players had enquired about it and he was told that the policy decision will be followed,” a senior BCCI supply advised PTI on situations of anonymity.
“Since the tour is of less than one month, families won’t be accompanying the players. But if exceptions are made, I think that individual will have to bear the full expenses as BCCI won’t be covering any cost.”
The BCCI coverage doc states: “Players absent from India for more than 45 days during overseas tours can be joined by their partners and children (under 18) for one visit per series (format wise) of up to a two-week period.
“Any deviation from this coverage have to be pre-approved by the coach, captain and GM Operations. Further bills outdoors the guests’ interval won’t be lined by the BCCI.” Nonetheless, households will probably be there with the workforce throughout the five-Check tour of England in June-July-August because the five-Check. The window for his or her two-week keep throughout the journey will probably be labored out later.
The brand new guidelines had been drafted after India’s horror tour of Australia throughout which the workforce was outplayed 1-3, resulting in hypothesis about lack of self-discipline and cohesion within the dressing room.
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