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Aakash Chopra, the former India player, opined on the guidelines issued by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The Board has released a few guidelines for the cricketers to follow in the upcoming tours. The former player revealed that there might have been some issues that happened in the past that forced the Board to come up with such guidelines.
"Players cannot travel separately with families. All players are expected to travel with the team to and from matches and practice sessions. I am extremely surprised by this rule as to why did it come. Going for practice or the match is with the team only. There is a time to leave the hotel. Then you are together on the ground and everyone leaves together after practice. This has been happening forever. If someone wants to practice more, he requests the coach, but someone leaving early, is something like that also happening? Some abuse would have happened, that's why the rule is being talked about," said Aakash Chopra.
The Board spoke to the head coach, Gautam Gambhir, about these new policies in the review meeting that happened a few days ago. The Indian players now will have to pay for the extra baggage if it exceeds the mark set by BCCI.
Find out whoever allowed it and call that person out: Aakash Chopra
Aakash Chopra urged BCCI to reveal the players names who don't travel with the team to the practice sessions and to the ground during match days. As per reports, certain players travel with their families when they are in their own city. As per the former player, these things are absolutely wrong and the players should avoid doing this.
"However, if someone is saying that he has come with his family and will meet the team at the practice session as he is not staying in the team hotel but elsewhere, that he has his bungalow or it's his city, then why should he travel with the team, please go and find out whoever allowed it and call that person out," added Chopra.