Tournament organizers urged players from all over the world to return to their homes as soon as possible. But the timing left Australian players, coaches and commentators in limbo because the government had temporarily barred incoming travelers from India. The players in the IPL work on individual contracts and the league is not part of their obligations with the national team. The cricketers “did not take one place in quarantine that anyone else have otherwise had,” Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said. “That’s something we insisted on with the New South Wales state government when they were going to allow that flight back in.”___More AP sports: https://apnews.com/apf-sports and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

Source: thestar May 17, 2021 01:51 UTC