The Indian men’s cricket team is struck in Barbados and their arrival has been delayed due to hurricane Beryl.
Hurricane Beryl (Category 4) is expected to pass by Barbados on Sunday night local time with the centre of the storm approximately 80 miles off the south coast.
According to a report in the Washington Post, Beryl is anticipated to hit the Windward Islands with winds exceeding 130 mph. Hurricane Warnings are in effect for Barbados, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & The Grenadines, Grenada, and Tobago island.
The World Cup winning Indian team was initially planning a charter straight home but the airport has been closed since Sunday evening.
“Like you we are also stuck here. After the travel plans are clear, we will think about the felicitation,” BCCI secretary Jay Shah told reporters in Barbados.
On Sunday, India broke the shackles of a tormenting 11-year run during which the side failed to win a single ICC title.
After losing two ICC finals over the last 12 months, the trophy drought finally ended here and Shah hoped the winning run will continue.
“I would want India to win all the titles. We have the biggest bench strength, only three players from this team are going to Zimbabwe. We can field three teams if the need arises,” he said
A few of the players like Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shivam Dube, Sanju Samson, Rinku Singh and Khaleel Ahmed are also scheduled to travel to Zimbabwe for a 5-match T20I series, beginning on July 6.
Shubman Gill will lead the Indian side there with plenty of seniors being rested. Shah also confirmed that an India A team will be travelling to Australia later in the year ahead of the Border Gavaskar Trophy.
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First uploaded on: 01-07-2024 at 11:16 IST