Australia and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) pacer Pat Cummins admitted that few Aussies gamers have been “anxious” after Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison introduced the journey ban.
Morrison had final week introduced a ban on passenger flights from India until May 15 and he additionally stated that there can be no particular privileges given to the Australian gamers in India.
“As soon as the hard border shut, obviously no-one has experienced that before. It added a bit of anxiety for a few of the Aussies over here. But we signed up to play the tournament until the start of June. Hopefully it all reopens on May 15 and we’ll be able to get back,” Cummins informed Fox Sports’ The Back Page earlier than the BCCI introduced on Tuesday that the IPL has been postponed.
According to Fox Sports, the Australian Prime Minister had additionally introduced that if any one who had been in India tried to return dwelling, the individual might face jail time. The Australian vice-captain admitted Morrison’s feedback got here as a shock. “Yeah, it did a little bit. Once we flew out of Australia we knew we were signing up for 14 days quarantine coming home, so you always feel that little bit further away from getting home,” stated Cummins.
The IPL 2021 was being held at 4 venues in the course of the league stage earlier than the match was postponed. “Last year we had the IPL held over in the UAE and that was an incredibly well-run tournament,” stated Cummins.
“This year, they tried to push it that little step further and have it over here in multiple cities in India. I’m sure looking back they might have tweaked a few things,” he added.
The IPL Governing Council (GC) and BCCI on Tuesday in an emergency assembly unanimously determined to postpone IPL 2021 season, with quick impact.
Meanwhile, Cricket Australia stated that it’s in direct contact with the BCCI to make sure secure lodging and repatriation of the Australian contingent.
