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Tye flew back to Australia to avoid the Covid-19 pandemic
Andrew Tye, the Rajasthan Royals fast bowler, flew back to Australia on Sunday to avoid the risk of not being able to return home, his exit coming even as India battles a severe wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, with over a million positive cases recorded in the past four days.
Although both the BCCI and franchises have stressed that the IPL is safe as it is being staged in a completely bio-secure environment without crowds. Still some players, especially the overseas cricketers seem to be anxious about the situation, which Ricky Ponting, the Delhi Capitals coach, has termed as 'grim' situation'.
At least two other Australian players have informed their franchise as of Sunday morning that they would look to return home at the first opportunity, in terms of flight availability. Last week the Australian government said it would reduce the number of permitted flights arriving from India by thirty percent and further restrictions are likely to be introduced. However, the franchise is yet to respond to the two Australian players on the matter. “There were a number of reasons for leaving, but the main one was the situation that has started to happen back home in Perth with a lot of cases in hotel quarantine coming out of India,” Tye told SEN radio from Doha on Monday.
