Flight ban puts Australian cricketers in dilemma
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Considering the current Corona situation, the Australian government has announced that all passenger flights from India to Australia will be suspended until May 15. Australian bowlers Andrew Tye, Adam Zampa and Ken Richardson have already returned to the country thinking of such a possibility. There are still 30 other cricketers playing in the IPL.
Following a meeting of the country's security committee on Tuesday morning, it was decided to suspend all air flights from India to Australia. As a result, David Warner and Steven Smith are unlikely to return home on commercial flights.
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison told the media, "We believe there has been a major outbreak in India. With the latest steps taken in the National Assembly, we have announced a new suspension of direct flights with India till May 15.
Aussie opener Chris Lynn has suggested that all their cricketers be flown back to home on a special flight. In addition, a number of Australian cricketers have expressed satisfaction with the IPL's bio-safety zone.
Meanwhile, Mark McGowan, the head of the Western Australian government, took a hand from the cricketers participating in the IPL. The lockdown in Western Australia ended yesterday. Coronary infections are no longer available at the community level. However, he claimed that the quarantine system for returnees to India was becoming fragile.
"We are in the middle of a worldwide pandemic, India is the epicentre of death and destruction as we speak. And I don't think there is any need to go," Mr McGowan told reporters.
