As per reports in ESPN Cricinfo, eight out of 11 England players have safely reached home back in the UK a day after IPL 2021 was cancelled by the BCCI. The BCCI in the process kept its promise of safely helping overseas players to reach home as well. The remaining three players – Eoin Morgan, Chris Jordan, and Dawid Malan will also board the flight back home in the next 48 hours.
As reported by ESPN Cricinfo, the BCCI immediately got into action to live up to the promise of sending players back home safely as a result of which the eight English players have already landed in the UK.
8 England Players Safely Reach Home After Suspension of IPL 2021
As players continued to express concerns over the worrisome Covid-19 situation in India, the BCCI wrote a letter to all eight franchises as well as their support staff stressing the fact that the tournament would not be over for the Indian board till the time every member safely reached home.
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The letter was written after four overseas players in Kane Richardson, Adam Zampa, Andrew Tye and Liam Livingstone left the tournament midway for home citing bio-bubble fatigue.
“We understand that many of you are apprehensive about how you will get back home once the tournament concludes, which is natural and understandable. We want to apprise you that you have nothing to worry about. The BCCI will do everything to ensure that you reach your respective destinations seamlessly. The BCCI is monitoring the situation very closely and is working with the government authorities to make arrangements to get you home once the tournament concludes. Be rest assured that the tournament is not over for BCCI till each one of you has reached your home, safe and sound,” IPL COO Hemang Ami wrote in a letter.
Meanwhile, the IPL 2021 was suspended after the BCCI and the IPL governing council unanimously decided after players from the various IPL franchises tested positive.
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