Not just wives and families, BCCI will ban these people from touring to ‘enforce discipline’ after Australia loss

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is said to be taking a tough stance on issues of indiscipline among Indian cricketers, with new regulations being discussed to streamline player behavior and compliance. “Indian cricketers are undisciplined,” a BCCI source revealed. Gautam [Gambhir] “And one of the big players is on the same page on the issue of family residency.”

Players will also be prohibited from using independent transportation to get around during training and matches. On a 45-day tour, players’ family members can only be with them for a maximum of 14 days. Meanwhile, during short tours in foreign countries, immediate family members of the play can stay for up to a week.

In addition, a senior player proposed the bold move during a recent meeting of withholding match fees from players who choose to skip domestic tournaments.

The source added: “One of the senior players was present at the meeting to suggest to the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry the idea of ​​not distributing match fees to players who do not want to play locally.”

In a bid to enhance discipline, the BCCI has also decided to ban players from traveling with personal staff, including chefs, hairdressers, stylists or personal security guards, on tours.

“Players are not allowed to travel with their personal staff (cook, hairdresser, stylist, without personal security guard) on tour anymore,” the source added.

The stringent measures taken by the Board are aimed at ensuring a more professional and unified team culture while prioritizing the development of cricket at all levels.

Team India suffered a disappointing 3-1 defeat to Australia in the recently concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 and lost out on qualifying for the World Test Championship (WTC) final at Lord’s.

Skipper Rohit Sharma and star batsman Virat Kohli have come under fire for a disappointing Border-Gavaskar Trophy campaign and overall a very disappointing 2024/25 season of Test cricket. Sharma (31 runs in five innings at an average of 6.20) and Virat Kohli (190 runs in nine innings at an average of 23.75 with a century) lacked significant time with the bat. Virat was trapped at outside stump throughout the series, most notably by spinner Scott Bolland, who dismissed him four times.

The 2024-25 Test season has been miserable for the ‘Ro-Ko’ (Rohit and Kohli). While Rohit scored just 164 runs in eight matches and 15 innings at an average of 10.93 with a best score of 52, Virat scored 382 runs in 10 matches and 19 innings at an average of 22.87, with a century and just two fifty each.

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