V.Kohli request BCCI to allow wives to travel the entire overseas tour

Latest development of Virat/Anushka and the Indian cricket team.

India captain Virat Kohli has requested the cricket board to allow wives of players to accompany the team for the full duration of overseas tours. The current policy restricts the stay of wives of players and support staff to just two weeks.

It is learnt that Kohli first broached the issue with a top BCCI official who in turn conveyed the team's request to the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) headed by Vinod Rai and Diana Edulji.

Sources said that the CoA has now asked Indian team manager Sunil Subramaniam to make a formal request to change the rule but that they would not be taking a decision any time soon. Since this will require a shift in the BCCI's stance, the CoA is expected to postpone the decision to a time when the new BCCI body will be in place.

"The request was made a few weeks back but as it is a BCCI policy decision, the manager will have to submit a formal request first. Anushka has been travelling with Kohli overseas, however, Kohli now wants the old rule to be abolished and a new policy should come up where wives should be allowed to travel with the Indian team, a source said.

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Originally posted by: zara321

tbh i really dont understand why any sport wud disallow the wives from being on certain tours or games, are wives really such a distraction that they wont be able to play properly?

maybe because of the team spirit and there are some other reasons😃 not sure if its true but even football players arent allowed to spend too much time with their gf/wifes at the WC/EC

Not just wife , gf and family should be allowed too.

They want players to keep their stamina up and get a good night's sleep pre-match😉

I hate that the management thinks like that.

I wish every sportsman's partner had her own career and were involved in it.

They make WAGs seem like a chipku aurat who only wants attention all the time.

They should have their own identity.