Former Indian captain and winner of the 1983 World Cup. DEV He shared his views on the reign of BCCI about limiting time when family members can stay with players on tour. He said that question needed a balanced approach.
The capty has announced that, although the family is needed, to have a team.
“Well, I don’t know, that’s individual. I think it’s the invitation of the Cricket Committee. My opinion is: Yes, you need a family. But you need a team all the time,” he said, as he spoke at the “DEV Grant Thornton Invitational” Capillary.
The Indian legend recalled situations during their toy days. He said the players would say that they focus on cricket with a mixture of a family that comes and enjoys the tour.
“In our time, we used to tell ourselves – not from the cricket board – that the first half of the tour should be a cricket, and in the second half the family should come and enjoy it. That should be a joint,” he added.
BCCI issued strict guidelines after India 1-3 against Australia on the 2024-25 border Gavascar trophy. One of the rules stated that family members will be allowed to visit players only once on a tour for two weeks if the tour exceeds a period of 45 days.
Virat Kohli criticized the reign of BCCI about the family on a tour
During the event last Sunday, former Captain of India and Star Batter Virat Kohli expressed his opinion on the issue. He openly criticized the rule of BCCI, limiting the presence of family members present on a tour.
“The role of family is very difficult to explain to people … how grounding it is to just return to your family every time you have something that is intense, what happens on the outside,” Kohli said (via Indian Express).
Kohli also stated that family help helps players treat their game as responsibility. He added that he would not want to miss any opportunity to spend time with his family.
After Kohli’s criticism, the India Today report stated that BCCI may consider a change in a strict rules regarding family members on tour.
Edited by Arshit Garg
