BCCI to disallow wives or girlfriends on tours with salary-cut rule on performances after embarrassing BGT series - Reports
By Karan Rawat January 14, 2025 1:39 PM IST
India's poor show in the last few months have drawn a lot of criticism from all over the world. That is why the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has also decided to take some hard steps going forward. India were blown away by New Zealand at home 0-3, which is the first time that Team India faced a series clean sweep at home in a Test series.
After that, they also lost the all-important Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia. The hosts slammed Rohit Sharma and his men 1-3 and won the BGT trophy after a wait of ten years. As a result, India also missed the chance to make it to the final of the World Test Championship.
As a result, the BCCI is all set to punish the team and players for the nonperformance. In the review meeting held in Mumbai on Saturday, the Indian board has taken some hard steps. Some reports suggest that the players might not be allowed to take their families on the tours.
BCCI to restrict players taking their families with them on the tours - Reports
Indian captain Rohit Sharma, along with head of selection committee Ajit Agarkar and head coach Gautam Gambhir, were available in the review meeting in Mumbai. There were major topics discussed in the meeting on India's future captaincy, recent performances, and ICC Champions Trophy squads.
Meanwhile, some media reports also indicated that the BCCI is not happy with the performance, and they will take some hard steps forward. As reported by Dainik Jagran, the BCCI might bring back the former rule where players were not allowed to take their wives or girlfriends on the tours. This rule was dumped during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Indian board believes it accompanying the family on tours affects the performances. The rule indicates that if the tour is of 45 days or more, then a player can stay with family for 14 days. Meanwhile, if the tour is shorter, then the rule is applicable for seven days. The rule also implies that all players will have to travel with the team, not alone.
A report from Indian Express also suggests that the BCCI might apply the rule of pay cut. That will be applicable on the basis of the player's performance. The report quotes, "It was suggested that players should be held accountable, and if their performances are not up to the mark, they should face variable pay reductions."
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