Reports claim that during the Champions Trophy 2025, players from India, led by Rohit Sharma, would be allowed to take their families for one match. The matches of the ICC tournament in Dubai will include the semifinals and finals if India manages to qualify.
Last month, reports say that BCCI has cracked the whip on Indian cricketers, following the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, issuing a ten-point set of directions to restore discipline. The guidelines included restricted time off for players with their families during tours: in case of tours overrunning 45 days, a maximum family stay of two weeks at a time per player.
Some reports had earlier claimed that cricketers selected for the 2025 Champions Trophy won’t be able to take their families to the UAE.
As per Dainik Jagran, this has witnessed a U-turn from BCCI, which has loosened its restrictions for the highly anticipated tournament scheduled to kick off from February 19.
The BCCI sources told the daily, “If a player wishes, he may take his family to Dubai for one match.”
India has been drawn in Group A alongside Bangladesh, Pakistan, and New Zealand. The team begins its campaign on February 20 against Bangladesh, followed by a blockbuster clash with Pakistan on February 23 before concluding their group stage matches against New Zealand on March 2.
Recently, PTI quoted a BCCI source saying that one of the senior players did inquire if families would be granted an exception for attending the Champions Trophy. If granted such privilege, the player would have to pay for family members by himself and not through expense reimbursement from BCCI.
According to one BCCI source, “…the players will likely not proceed with their wives or partners on the tour. One of the senior players did make an inquiry about it and was told the decision shall adhere to the policy.”
As reported, another Indian player carried 27 bags with him on the India-Australia tour; they included those of his family and personal assistants.
The new standard requires that baggage allowances be reduced and explicitly states, in an official notice, that luggage per cricketer cannot exceed 150 kg. Overweight baggage will be charged to the player in question.
