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Earlier reports claimed that Indian cricketers won’t be allowed to take their families to UAE for the Champions Trophy 2025.
It’s likely that the Indian cricketers may not take their families for the Champions Trophy. (Image Credit: IG/rohitsharma45/virat.kohli)
The Indian cricketers will reportedly be allowed to take their families for one match during the Champions Trophy 2025. India, led by Rohit Sharma, will play all their matches of the ICC tournament in Dubai including the semifinal and the final should they qualify.
Last month, reports had emerged that the BCCI has cracked the whip on Indian cricketers following the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and issued a 10-point diktat to restore discipline. The guidelines included limited time with family when on tour – for a tour that stretches beyond 45 days, a player’s family can stay with him for up to two weeks.
The reports also claimed that the cricketers picked for the 2025 Champions Trophy won’t be allowed to take families to the UAE.
However, as per Dainik Jagran, the BCCI has made a U-turn on its strict stance and has loosened the restrictions for the marquee tournament set to get underway from February 19.
The daily quoted a BCCI source as saying that If a player wishes to, he can take his family to Dubai for one match.
India have been placed alongside Bangladesh, Pakistan and New Zealand in Group A. The team begins campaign on February 20 when they face Bangladesh followed by blockbuster clash with Pakistan on February 23 before concluding their group campaign against New Zealand on March 2.
News agency PTI had recently quoted a BCCI source as saying that a senior player did enquire if families could be allowed as an exception for the Champions Trophy. If permitted, the player will have to bear the full expenses himself not the BCCI.
“…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,” the BCCI source was quoted as saying.
Meanwhile, an Indian player is said to have carried 27 bags with him during India’s Australia tour. The bags included that of his family and personal assistants.
As a direct consequence, the BCCI’s new guidelines also reportedly place limitations on the luggage that a cricketer can carry during a tour which is now 150kg per player. Should the limit be exceeded, the player will have to bear the cost himself.
