‘No Night Flights’: Indian Cricket Team requests BCCI

After the second Test match against the West Indies, the Indian team expressed dissatisfaction with the itinerary for travel from Trinidad to Barbados and asked that no additional late-night flights be scheduled.

The Indian squad was scheduled to depart Trinidad at 11 p.m. and arrive in Barbados at dawn. However, their aircraft didn’t take off until three in the morning, and they didn’t get to their next location until 5:00 am.

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As a result, the management of the Indian squad has asked for better planning for their upcoming trip, asking them to fly early in the morning rather than late at night.

Rain prevented the conclusion of the final day of the second Test match, resulting in India’s 1-0 victory in the two-Test series.

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The rain plays spoilsport as the Play is Called Off on Day 5 in the second #WIvIND Test! #TeamIndia win the series 1-0! 👏 👏 pic.twitter.com/VKevmxetgF
— BCCI (@BCCI) July 24, 2023

With no play on the fifth day, the second test ended in a draw which meant that the Indian team won the series. The Indian team would have wanted to bowl at West Indies considering the fact that they were in a position from where they could have won.

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Congratulations to the Rohit Sharma-led #TeamIndia on the Test series win 👏 👏#WIvIND pic.twitter.com/uWqmdtqhl5
— BCCI (@BCCI) July 24, 2023

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A BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) official said, “They had left the hotel by 8:40 pm for the airport and had to wait for a long time at the airport. The team management has requested us to book a morning flight instead of late night flights as players want some rest post game. The BCCI has agreed to it and is planning to revise the next schedule.”

Senior players have asked the Indian team management for a day off from training in Barbados as a result.

ODI Series

The Indian squad will play two one-day internationals in Bridgetown, Barbados, on July 27 and 29, after which they are expected to go back to Trinidad and play their third ODI on August 1.

Hardik Pandya, Suryakumar Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Sanju Samson and Umran Mallik, players who were only selected for the Indian ODI squad, have arrived in Barbados and will be joining the rest of the team.

India’s ODI Squad

Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Virat Kohli, Surya Kumar Yadav, Sanju Samson (wicket-keeper), Ishan Kishan (wicket-keeper), Hardik Pandya (vice-captain), Shardul Thakur, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat, Mohd. Siraj, Umran Malik, Mukesh Kumar.

Indian Team Camp

Just before the Asia Cup, the Indian team management and the National Cricket Academy (NCA) have scheduled a week-long camp in Bangalore.

Although the Indian team for the Ireland series has not yet been chosen, it is known that a backup side will be travelling to Ireland. Players who are potentially selected for the 50-over ICC World Cup will not play in the Ireland series. The Indian board has asked that players be kept for the ICC World Cup, which begins on October 5, in a conversation with selectors and team management.