IPL Chairman Brijesh Patel: ‘We will find a way to send back foreign players’

IPL chairman Brijesh Patel on Tuesday stated the BCCI will “find a way” to rearrange for the return of overseas gamers after the league was suspended indefinitely because of a COVID-19 outbreak in its bio-bubble.
The suspension of the league was introduced after Sunrisers Hyderabad’s wicketkeeper-batsman Wriddhiman Saha examined optimistic for COVID-19 together with Delhi Capitals’ veteran spinner Amit Mishra.
“We need to send them home and we will find a way to do that,” Brijesh instructed PTI when requested how will the foreigners return house however didn’t elaborate past that.
The foreigners concerned within the profitable league are involved about returning to their respective nations because of journey restrictions imposed within the wake of a lethal resurgence of the pandemic in India.
The BCCI had assured overseas gamers of a protected return earlier as nicely.
On Monday, cricketer-turned-commentator Michael Slater, who was doing commentary within the IPL, escaped to Maldives and launched a scathing assault on his nation’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison for not permitting its residents to return from India, calling the journey ban, until May 15, a “disgrace”.
Australia has shut its borders and never permitting any industrial flights from India due to the huge COVID-19 surge right here which has led to all of the gamers, assist employees and commentators, who might need wished to depart the IPL halfway in a repair.
“If our Government cared for the safety of Aussies they would allow us to get home. It’s a disgrace!! Blood on your hands PM. How dare you treat us like this. How about you sort out quarantine system. I had government permission to work on the IPL but I now have government neglect,” Slater tweeted.
A few days again, Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell stated that the cricketers from his nation wouldn’t thoughts travelling in the identical chartered flight that may take India, New Zealand, and England gamers to the UK after the IPL.
India and New Zealand are set to play the ultimate of the World Test Championship from June 18 and can fly to England after the completion of IPL.
On Monday, Chennai Super Kings bowling coach L Balaji together with Kolkata Knight Riders bowlers Sandeep Warrier and Varun Chakravarthy had additionally returned optimistic outcomes.