Australian cricketers looking to leave IPL early: Report

Several Australian cricketers are looking to leave the Indian Premier League IPL due to fears that they will be locked of their country following rising Covid19 cases in IndiaAustralia pace bowler Andrew Tye left his franchise Rajasthan Royals RR for personal reasons it came to light on Sunday after fellow RR player Englands Liam Livingstone had left a few days back citing bubble fatigueThe Sydney Morning Herald SMH on Monday reported that many Australian players are nervous about securing safe passage back home after the Scott Morrison government Australian government reduced the number of incoming passengers allowed from IndiaIndia is enduring a tough phase in the pandemic with around 35 lakh daily Covid19 cases and inadequate medical facilities Sunday saw 354 lakh new cases with over 2800 deathsSeveral sources close to the situation said on Sunday that multiple Australian players in India were seeking to leave the tournament early amid Indias skyrocketing coronavirus cases and recent travel restrictions imposed on people returning to Australia from India said the report in SMHThe report quoted Kolkata Knight Riders mentor David Hussey a former Aussie batsman as saying Everyones sort of a bit nervous about whether they can get back into Australia I dare say therell be a few other Australians besides Tye a bit nervous about getting back into AustraliaEveryones pretty nervous about whats going on over here but theyre also pragmatic Hussey addedA couple of Indian players their fathers have passed away One person in particular hes one of the staff members with us and his father passed away last year from Covid and he was really pragmatic by saying it was his time to go he saidThe 45yearold Hussey however praised the biobubble in the IPL saying it is quite like what they experienced in Australia during the summerWere stuck in bubbles Its probably not too dissimilar to what all Victorians experienced last year in lockdown really Hussey told SMHYou get tested every second day So its quite fullon but I think every precautions been taken for everyones safety added HusseyIt is on the radar Its on the news every minute of the day You see people in hospital beds It puts a lot of things in perspectiveSteve Smith Delhi Capitals David Warner SunRisers Hyderabad Pat Cummins Kolkata Knight Riders Glenn Maxwell Royal Challengers Bangalore are among the 17 Aussies taking part in the IPL Tyes departure has left 16 Aussies in the leagueJosh Hazlewood Chennai Super Kings Mitch Marsh Sunrisers Hyderabad and Josh Philippe Royal Challengers Bangalore had already withdrawn from IPL prior to the start of the tournamentThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever