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Xtra Time Web Desk: 8 England cricketers are the first to reach home after the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) decided to suspend IPL 2021 on Tuesday due to multiple cases of COVID-19 from different teams. England players including Jonny Bairstow, Jason Roy, Moeen Ali, Tom Curran and Sam Curran landed at the Heathrow airport. All eight players will need to serve a mandatory 10-day quarantine period as India has been put on the ‘red list by the UK. Kolkata Knight Riders’ captain Eoin Morgan, Punjab Kings’ Chris Jordan and Dawid Malan will be leaving for home on Thursday.
“They will now quarantine in government-approved hotels,” an ECB spokesperson told Reuters.



“Following the postponement of the Indian Premier League, we are in close contact with our players and staff in India as arrangements are put in place for them to return home safely. The ECB understands the BCCI’s decision to postpone the competition for the safety and wellbeing of those involved, and thanks the BCCI for its commitment to do everything in its powers to arrange for the secure and safe passage of all those taking part in the competition. Our thoughts remain with the people of India during these challenging times,” an ECB statement added.
Meanwhile, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and India captain Virat Kohli too left the bio bubble and reached his home on Wednesday morning.