After widespread criticism of Virat Kohli bringing his girlfriend and Bollywood actress, Anushka Sharma, on the tour of England, the Board of Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) is set to act on it, according to a report in the Indian Express.
According to the report, the BCCI is not going to allow girlfriends to travel along with the players henceforth and is also looking to restrict the duration players' wives come on tour.
"The England tour has been an eye-opener for everyone.
"From whatever information we have gathered, it has been seen that even if players wanted to focus on their cricket, their wives were being a big distraction.
When some wanted to go to the gym or do nets, they couldn't do so because their wives wanted to explore the city. So we have planned that after this England series, we will curb the number of days the wives spend with their husbands on tour," the report quoted a top BCCI official as saying.
The move is similar to the one followed by the England and Australian cricket boards which allow spouses to travel for a short while in a long tour overseas.
BCCI had allowed the wives of Murali Vijay, Ravichandran Ashwin, Stuart Binny, Cheteshwar Pujara and Gautam Gambhir to travel along in the England tour.
"These are some of the issues we wanted to address to see that the Indian team gets back on track. Whatever happened has happened, we want our boys to be more focused on their cricket from here on," said the BCCI source.
The Board has already cracked the whip on the coaching staff with a major overhaul done for the ODI series following a shoddy show by the Indian team in the last three Tests.
According to the report, the BCCI is not going to allow girlfriends to travel along with the players henceforth and is also looking to restrict the duration players' wives come on tour.
"The England tour has been an eye-opener for everyone.
"From whatever information we have gathered, it has been seen that even if players wanted to focus on their cricket, their wives were being a big distraction.
When some wanted to go to the gym or do nets, they couldn't do so because their wives wanted to explore the city. So we have planned that after this England series, we will curb the number of days the wives spend with their husbands on tour," the report quoted a top BCCI official as saying.
The move is similar to the one followed by the England and Australian cricket boards which allow spouses to travel for a short while in a long tour overseas.
BCCI had allowed the wives of Murali Vijay, Ravichandran Ashwin, Stuart Binny, Cheteshwar Pujara and Gautam Gambhir to travel along in the England tour.
"These are some of the issues we wanted to address to see that the Indian team gets back on track. Whatever happened has happened, we want our boys to be more focused on their cricket from here on," said the BCCI source.
The Board has already cracked the whip on the coaching staff with a major overhaul done for the ODI series following a shoddy show by the Indian team in the last three Tests.
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