Families will not stay together in hotel during Champions Trophy, when a big player asked, he got a clear answer
According to the new policy of BCCI, during a tour of 45 days or more, the family can stay with the players for a maximum of two weeks. What has happened now?
Champions Trophy 2025 is just 6 days away now. Team India will play its first match on 20 February. This match will be against Bangladesh. But before the tournament starts, BCCI has taken a tough decision.
Team India players will not be able to take their families with them in the tournament. BCCI will not allow their families to go with the players.
In fact, Team India will tour for a little more than three weeks for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 tournament. Even if the final on March 9 is taken into account, the BCCI will not allow families to accompany the players.
According to the new policy of BCCI, during a tour of 45 days or more, the family can stay with the players for a maximum of two weeks.
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A senior BCCI source told PTI on the condition of anonymity ,
“If something changes then it is a different matter, but as of now players will not be able to take their wives or partners along on this tour. When a senior player asked about this, he was told that the board's policies will be followed.”
"Since this tour is for less than a month, the players will not be accompanied by their families. But if there is an exception, I think the player will have to bear the entire expense, as the BCCI will not bear the expenses for his family."
What do BCCI rules say?
According to the BCCI policy documents, players staying outside India for more than 45 days during foreign tours can be joined by their partners and children (below 18 years).
This visit can be up to two weeks for each series. According to the policy, prior permission has to be taken from the coach, captain and GM Operations for any change in this. If the player's family stays more than the time prescribed by BCCI, then BCCI will not bear the cost of the extra time.
However, the families will be with the team during the five-Test series in England in June-July-August. A two-week window for this will be decided later.
Let us tell you that BCCI had prepared new rules after India's tour of Australia. On this tour, the team lost the series 1-3. During the series, many reports related to lack of discipline and unity in the dressing room had also surfaced.