The new travel policy of BCCI has recently been criticized. Virat Kohli also targeted it in gestures. There were reports that the BCCI can change its policy but now a big news has come out about it. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Devjit Saikia, has completely rejected reports that BCCI is rethinking the 'Family Policy' implemented after the Test series defeat against Australia. According to BCCI guidelines, the family of players will not be allowed to live with the team after a certain time during foreign tours. However, after the criticism of Virat Kohli, some reports said that BCCI is considering a change in this policy. But Secretary Psychia made it clear that the current policy will be retained and there will be no change at the moment.
Psychia said in an interview to Crickbase, 'At this time, the current policy will be retained, as it is very important for both our country and institution, BCCI. This policy is equally applicable to all team members - players, coaches, managers, support staff and all those involved and have been applied in the interest of all. Psychia also told that this policy has not been made overnight. He said, "This policy has been in force for decades, which has been going on since the days of our president Roger Binny's playing - and maybe even before that."
According to BCCI guidelines, if the foreign tour is more than 45 days, then the family of players will be allowed to stay with the team 'for maximum two weeks'. Psychia said, 'The new policy is a revised version of the previous policy, which includes provisions related to players' practice session, match schedule, tour, goods, team activities and other supportive activities. All these provisions have been created to promote the unity and harmony of the team. He also said that BCCI has increased the time for the players to stay together during foreign tours, but in a special situation, the rules can be relaxed. But this will be done only through a process.
