Top Aussie cricketers Warner, Smith could fly back: Report
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Sydney, April 27 : Top Australian cricketers, including David Warner and Steve Smith, could soon be flying back to Australia from India as all eyes are set on Australia s National Security Committee of Cabinet meeting on Tuesday which would discuss a reduction or even a complete ban of flights from India.
According to a report in 9News early Tuesday morning, Australian cricketers including David Warner and Steve Smith are now hoping to be flown home to India before borders shut.
Warner is leading SunRisers Hyderabad while Steve Smith is batting for Delhi Capitals.
The
ABC is reporting that COVID-19 is currently killing one person every four minutes in Delhi.
On Sunday, almost 350,000 positive cases were officially recorded as well as 2767 deaths, the fourth-straight day of world record case numbers. The actual number of cases and COVID-related deaths is reportedly much higher than the official tallies.
Following his departure, Tye told
SEN he had been contacted by other Australian players about how he managed to secure a flight home.
Between them, Zampa, Richardson and Tye had played just one game in the opening two weeks of the tournament.
While Australian players are officially on leave, Cricket Australia and the Australian Cricketers Association have been in touch with those currently in India.
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UPDATED: April 26, 2021 14:46 IST
Kane Richardson and Ravichandran Ashwin are among the 5 players who have pulled out of IPL 2021 so far (Courtesy of PTI/BCCI)
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A total of 5 players have pulled out the remainder of IPL 2021 so far
R Ashwin is the only cricketer who has cited Covid-19 as the reason behind his decision to take a break from the tournament