: IPL 2021: Australian cricketers reach Sydney from Maldives after season’s suspension #IndiaNEWS Australian cricketers arrived back in Sydney on a charter flight Monday, more than a week after leaving

IPL 2021: Australian cricketers reach Sydney from Maldives after season’s suspension #IndiaNEWS
Australian cricketers arrived back in Sydney on a charter flight Monday, more than a week after leaving Covid-19 stricken India for the Maldives, local media reported.Cricket authorities had been rushing to evacuate players and support staff after the lucrative Indian Premier League was suspended earlier this month as coronavirus cases surged in the country.National broadcaster ABC reported that players including Steve Smith and David Warner were on board an Air Seychelles plane that touched down in Sydney about 7:30 am local time.A group of 38 players, coaches, officials and TV commentators had reportedly been staying in the Maldives, after leaving India on May 6 aboard a charter flight arranged and paid for by the Board of Control for Cricket in India.Two days ago the Australian government lifted a temporary ban that threatened citizens attempting to return from India with jail, paving the way for the group to return.Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Sunday the cricketers had not been given any special treatment, and would be coming back “under their own steam, on their own ticket???.They are now expected to undergo 14 days of quarantine in a Sydney hotel, as part of strict border controls that have largely contained the spread of the virus in Australia.Adam Zampa, Andrew...Read more

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