BCCI Enforces Strict Travel Policy For ICC Champions Trophy, Allows Player's Families for Only One Match

DUBAI: In a significant development, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced a strict travel policy, which was reportedly set to be implemented during the Champions Trophy.

Based on the rule, families won't accompany the Indian cricket players in Dubai during the ICC tournament. However, the latest report revealed that BCCI has permitted all players' families to go to Dubai to watch only one match.

The Indian team will begin their Champions Trophy campaign on Thursday at the Dubai International Stadium against Bangladesh. They will then take on defending champions Pakistan on Sunday and New Zealand the following week. Even if India makes the final, the entire tournament will last three weeks; hence, BCCI did not allow families to accompany the players on the tour.

According to the policy statement, "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."

"A BCCI official said that the entire team is in Dubai, so no family has gone with them from the beginning. So far, every player has been allowed to take their family to only one match. However, he did not tell whether any player had asked for permission," the report added.

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