ICC canceled chartered planes of foreign players stranded in India, know how they will reach their country now

T20 World Cup 2026: T20 World Cup 2026 was jointly hosted by India and Sri Lanka. Only Super-8 matches were played in Sri Lanka, because the teams of Sri Lanka and Pakistan were eliminated from the Super-8 itself. After this, both the semi-final and final matches were played in India. Meanwhile, the ongoing war between America, Israel and Iran has increased the tension of the entire world. Due to flight problems, players of South Africa and West Indies have not been able to return to their countries. For this reason, a charter flight was arranged to send these players to their homes, but now reports are coming out that it has been cancelled.

Charter flight of South African and West Indies players canceled

in the Middle East The effect of the ongoing tension is being seen all over the world. It is being affected in India also. Due to this war, players of South Africa and West Indies have not reached their homes even after many days after the end of T20 World Cup 2026. Players of both the teams are stuck in India. ICC had arranged a charter flight to send these players to their homes, but now it has been cancelled.

STORY | Stranded West Indies and South Africa teams to leave India on Tuesday

The stranded West Indies and South Africa squads will leave India on Tuesday on a shared charter flight to Johannesburg following their exits from the T20 World Cup.

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Players were booked separately

According to reports of news agency PTI, tickets of players from South Africa and West Indies have been booked in different commercial flights. All players cannot be booked in the same plane, but ICC has taken care of individual booking. ICC Chairman Jay Shah himself has talked about this with the players and has assured them of sending them safely to their country.

West Indies head coach Darren Sammy returns home

The source also told that West Indies head coach Darren Sammy has left for his country on the night of Monday, i.e. March 9. South Africa and West Indies played their last match in Kolkata. West Indies played its last match against India in the Super-8. Whereas South Africa played the semi-final match against New Zealand in Kolkata itself. Since then, players of both the teams have not been able to fly due to the ban on international air space in some parts of Western Asia.

Problems due to closure of air space in Dubai

Due to the ongoing tension in West Asia, many airlines are avoiding flying through the restricted routes. Let us tell you that ICC’s partner airline is Emirates, but Dubai Due to closure of air space, Emirates is not able to operate its flights.

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Why was the chartered plane cancelled?

According to the information shared earlier, a chartered plane was scheduled to leave from Kolkata for Johannesburg on the afternoon of March 10. From there, the West Indies team was to go to Antigua, but after this an official of the Bengal Cricket Association informed that due to some problems, the flight was canceled at the last moment, a few hours before the scheduled time. He cited problems related to logistics as the reason for this.

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