According to Dainik Jagran, head coach Gautam Gambhir, chief selector Ajit Agarkar, captain Rohit Sharma and other BCCI officials held a review meeting in Mumbai on Saturday.

The main reason behind this meeting was to finalize new rules that would make the Indian cricket team more disciplined and perform better in matches. This was necessary because of late the Indian cricket team has not been performing well in the last few series.

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One of the big decisions made was to roll back pre-2019 rules that were relaxed in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a Mumbai-based BCCI official, restricting players’ families during tournaments is one of the key changes. It is believed that family members staying for a long time on long tours abroad can easily lead players astray and affect their performance on the field. For this, specific restrictions have been incorporated.

New BCCI travel rules

Length of family stay

During the tournament, players’ families will only be able to stay for 14 days when the tournament lasts more than 45 days. For shorter tours, the length of stay will be 7 days. This is in an attempt to keep the player focused on the competition throughout the entire process.

Travel arrangements

All players must travel together on the team bus. There will be no exemptions, regardless of the player’s age. Traveling in separate vehicles will not be permitted to help develop team cohesion.

New policies for the coaching staff

The meeting also addressed issues related to the personal managers who accompany the coaching staff. For example, Gautam Gambhir’s personal manager will no longer be allowed to stay in team hotels or travel on the team bus. This is consistent with the rules already in force that prohibit private coaching managers from having such privileges.

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Another important issue that was being discussed was the permanence of support staff. Questions arose about how long they had been associated with the team and whether that affected their performance. The new policy for support staff would be two years, extendable for another year based on their performance. This is also a measure that would bring responsibility and freshness to the team.

The BCCI will no longer pay additional costs for players carrying more than 150 kilograms of luggage during air travel. The costs will be borne by the players themselves, as it is a matter of financial discipline and following the guidelines.

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