Jayawardene to complete quarantine in Maldives Indian players on way home MI

    Mumbai, May 6 (PTI) Mumbai Indians on Thursday said that their local stars have reached home while it has also ensured a safe passage for its Australian contingent to Maldives along with Sri Lankan head coach Mahela Jaywardene, who also will be quarantining there.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The five-time champions posted a series of tweets and shared the travel plans of its players and support staff.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "Indian players have embarked on their journey back to their hometowns. All Covid-19 related travel and safety protocols have been diligently adhered. <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "Mumbai and Ahmedabad based players and support staff members will return home via Ahmedabad on a charter flight. The cabin crew has completed seven days quarantine at the team hotel in Delhi,” the franchise stated.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "Australian players and support staff members will fly to Maldives on a special charter. MI has made arrangements for their 14-day quarantine stay in Maldives before flying them back to Australia," it said.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The franchise has two Australian players – hard-hitting batsman Chris Lynn and pacer Nathan Coulter-Nile.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "Head coach Mahela Jayawardene will also complete his quarantine in Maldives before returning to Sri Lanka," it added.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The players and support staff from New Zealand, South Africa and the Caribbean will fly to Auckland, Johannesburg and Trinidad on their respective charter flights arranged by the franchise.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Among its foreigners, while swashbuckling all-rounder Kieron Pollard is from the West Indies, opener Quinton De Kock hails from South Africa.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Pacer Trent Boult and bowling coach Shane Bond are from New Zealand. <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The postponement of IPL was announced by the BCCI after Sunrisers Hyderabad's wicketkeeper-batsman Wriddhiman Saha tested positive for COVID-19 along with Delhi Capitals' veteran spinner Amit Mishra. <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; On Monday, Chennai Super Kings bowling coach L Balaji along with Kolkata Knight Riders bowlers Sandeep Warrier and Varun Chakravarthy had also returned positive results. PTI NRB  KHS<br>KHS

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