BCCI Takes Massive Step After India's Loss In Border-Gavaskar Trophy

The BCCI has taken some important steps in retrospection to India's loss to Australia in the recently concluded Test series. The loss put India out of WTC final reckoning. The performances in the series were underwhelming to say the least.

Indian skipper Rohit Sharma scored just 31 runs in the series. Virat Kohli scored just 190 runs in nine innings including a unbeaten century at Perth. Both batters were dismissed in repeated fashion which was a massive point of discussion as well.

Ahead of India's next Test series against England slated in June, the BCCI has taken some hard calls. The BCCI are set to disallow wives and family members from travelling with the side, especially on overseas tours. The decision was taken after the BCCI review meeting on Saturday in Mumbai.

BCCI Tightens Rules On Families Of Cricketers

According to a report in Dainik Jagran, BCCI decided to re-introduce the old rule, which was scrapped during Covid-19. An official working in the Mumbai office of the BCCI told the national daily that wives and family members will not be allowed to travel with the players of the Indian team for the entire tour.

According to the new rule, for a tournament or a series lasting more than 45 days, the wife or family can stay with the player only for 14 days. However, for shorter tours, the limit on stay will be reduced to just seven days. BCCI also set a strict rule saying that no player will be allowed to travel separately. 

"Keeping in view the team unity, now all the players will travel by the team bus only. No matter how big a player is, he will not be allowed to travel separately," read the report.

Meanwhile, in the review meeting, it was also decided that the tenure for the support staff will also be for a fixed period of time. The decision has been made after Gambhir and his support staff were not able to produce the results in Australia.