A large contingent of Australian players, umpires and commentators, who were stranded in the Maldives is set to fly out to Australia on Monday, May 17 via a chartered flight arranged by the BCCI.
The contingent was forced to stay put in the island nation after Australia put a travel ban on people flying out from India. The stranded members include the likes of Pat Cummins, David Warner, Steven Smith and Michael Slater will be taken to Sydney where they will be put under quarantine in a hotel before they can head back to their homes.
On the other hand, Chennai Super Kings coach Michael Hussey, who has tested negative for the novel coronavirus infection, will head back to Australia in a commercial flight via Qatar.
The future of the players and all other participants of the Indian Premier League was unclear after the Australian federal government had imposed a travel ban on all travel, including its own citizens from India. Then, the BCCI arranged a chartered flight for them to assemble in the Maldives before heading back to their homes.