Aussies told to do homework before signing for overseas T20 leagues
Thu, May 06 2021 08:46:08 AM
Syndey, May 6 (IANS): The Australian Cricketers Association (ACA) has asked its players to do homework and weigh the risks of travelling to overseas T20 leagues after the Aussie cricketers were stranded in India following the cancellation of the Indian Premier League (IPL) due to Covid-19. I m not sure it will create reticence [in future] but it will ensure players do their due diligence before they sign agreements, Todd Greenberg, the chief executive of the Australian Cricketers Association, was quoted as saying by ESPNCricinfo. The world is literally changing before our eyes particularly with Covid and on that side of the world, obviously, those cases are going up exponentially, he added.
Hussey tested positive. But his samples are being redone, a team source told The Times of India. Hopefully, the report will come negative.
Hussey s first test result comes after Chennai Super Kings bowling coach L Balaji and another team staff member tested positive.
Batsman Steve Smith and other Australian cricketers including Hussey are stranded in coronavirus-ravaged India after flights back to Australia were halted and the IPL competition was indefinitely suspended.
A host of Australian cricketers, coaches and commentators will now weigh up their options - with many expected to holiday in the Maldives until flights back home resume at some point after May 15.
Bengaluru, May 5: Doctors from remote rural areas like Aland taluk in Karnataka's Kalaburagi where four Covid patients reportedly died due to shortage of oxygen have had their own harrowing experiences of dealing with the spreading pandemic.
IPL’s Australians to return home via Sri Lanka Daily News (via HT Media Ltd.)
Australians at the Indian Premier League (IPL) will have to spend time in Sri Lanka or the Maldives before returning home after the tournament was suspended.
Australia has closed its borders to travellers from India until May 15 after a surge in COVID-19 cases.
The Indian Cricket Board has committed to flying all 38 Australians home on a charter flight when they are able.
Chennai Super Kings Batting Coach Mike Hussey has since tested positive. Hussey will remain in a 10-day quarantine in India when the group departs within the next two or three days.