IPL suspended: Will cricketers remain banned from travelling back to Aus?

The Indian Premier League twenty twenty cricket tournament has been indefinitely suspended because of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, as India battles a massive surge in coronavirus case.

Australian fast bowler, Pat Cummins and his teammates have been isolating, after two cases were reported amongst the squad.

India has recorded more than 20 million Covid infections in the past 24 hours.

The country added more than 355,000 cases on Tuesday, down from more than 400,000 daily cases on 30 April.

The Board of Control for cricket in India, says they don’t want to compromise anyone’s safety and that “everyone goes back to their families and loved ones in these trying times”

Australian Cricketers Association is right now in discussions with @CricketAus and the federal Govt about how they can bring back Australian players as COVID crisis worsens.

Due to new laws from the government, all Australian cricket players participating in India now cannot return home until May 15th.

Blood on his hands?

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison denies he has “blood on his hands” over a decision to ban stranded Aussies from returning from COVID-ravaged INDIA

It comes after Australian cricket great Micheal Slater slammed the decision to suspend flights from India to Australia

Australians who return from India face fines of up to $66,000 and five years’ jail, after changes to the Biosecurity Act were signed off by Health Minister Greg Hunt last week.

Around 9,000 Australians are currently stranded in India.