BCCI Issues New Guidelines: Limited Stay for Cricketers' Wives on Tours
The BCCI has acted after India's poor Test runs, including a 0-3 loss to New Zealand and a 1-3 defeat in Australia, missing the ICC World Test Championship final
Unhappy with India's decline since their T20 World Cup win, the board has reportedly limited players' time with their partners on tours
The BCCI made these decisions in a Special General Meeting in Mumbai, reviewing India's tour of Australia with Rohit Sharma, Gautam Gambhir, and Ajit Agarkar
The BCCI is reintroducing a rule limiting family members' stays to two weeks on overseas tours over 45 days, and one week for shorter tours. This rule was relaxed during the COVID-19 pandemic
The BCCI now mandates team travel together and enforces a luggage limit, with players paying for excess weight
The BCCI has banned Gautam Gambhir's personal manager, Gaurav Arora, from traveling with the team or sitting in the VIP box
The BCCI's actions follow reports of a tense dressing room during the Australia tour, including Ashwin's retirement and tensions between Rohit and Gambhir
Rohit, who missed the opening Test for his son's birth, chose to sit out the Sydney Test, which India lost by six wickets, though he denied retiring from Test cricket