Australia's Indian Premier League contingent will be evacuated en masse from India to either the Maldives or Sri Lanka as they wait for the lifting of a travel ban to return home.
Cricket Australia's interim chief executive Nick Hockley expects the Australians to depart India in two or three days for either the Maldives or Sri Lanka."The absolute priority is to get them home safe and well," Mr Hockley told reporters in Sydney on Wednesday. Cricket Australia interim CEO Nick Hockley.Batting great Michael Hussey is the only Australian among the 38 to have tested positive to COVID-19.
Cricket Australia and the players union said the players won't seek exemptions from the government ban.The captain of Smith's Delhi Capitals, coached by Australian great Ricky Ponting, has tested positive.
Yeah Maldives would be nice wouldn’t it
Care factor zero about cricketers they knew the risks dopey decision going to a third world backwater in the middle of a pandemic tough titties
but not other Australian citizens stuck in India? auspol
Surprise, surprise, surprise... Thank goodness those very special cricket players can count on the Australian govt to help them Isn't it great that we have such a helpful, sympathetic & compassionate govt
As usual, it pays to be a sportsman 🙄🙄
The haves and the have-nots. What about the tens of thousands of other Australians who have waited to return from India?
Just a back door that they can afford to take. Keep the border closed. Protection of Australian borders should be utmost. Sports people shouldn't be allowed to travel in/out of the country.
Will ScottMorrisonMP be at the airport for a photo-op with them on landing?
I’d hope they’d take as many stranded Aussies with them with any room they have left.
Imagine if we had a government who looked after its citizens like that
What sort of third world country can’t welcome ALL CITIZENS home safely? A country mis-managed by ScottMorrisonMP ScottyFromMktg scottyfromarketing auspol cheryl_kernot
naveenjrazik This is just wrong . It absolutely stinks
ElaineM11584892 ‘All in this together’ says Morrison. Well not with those other 9000 people!
Wow. White Australians stranded in India get evacuated to the Maldives. Brown ones are left to die or will be stuck into prison if they dare coming home. I’m speechless. Again.
I'm trying to wean myself off Australian politics, but WTF? Professional big money sport is as crook as Rookwood. This isn't a racist step?
one rule for one another rule for others
Back of the queue
It’s interesting that those 2 countries can apparently feel comfortable about accepting people from India but Australia can’t. Or are they only accepting people from India who have been in a “ bubble” ?
W.T.F!