BCCI organised constitution flights for each women and men gamers: Harmanpreet Kaur quashes allegations of bias

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After allegations of gender bias towards the BCCI began doing rounds on Tuesday, ladies’s T20I workforce captain Harmanpreet Kaur tweeted that choice of taking constitution flights for Mumbai got to India Women’s cricketers as nicely however some simply selected to journey in industrial flights. India Women T20I captain Harmanpreet Kaur and males’s cricket workforce captain Virat Kohli (Reuters Images)HIGHLIGHTSAllegations of gender bias surfaced towards BCCI after unverified experiences began doing rounds on social mediaReports alleged that constitution flights have been being organized just for the gamers of males’s workforceWomen’s T20I workforce captain Harmanpreet Kaur took to Twitter and quashed all rumoursIndia males’s and girls’s cricket groups are gearing up for his or her all-important tour of England and in these unprecedented occasions following strict quarantine guidelines have develop into a part of the preparations.According to experiences gamers should quarantine of their lodge rooms for two weeks in Mumbai earlier than arriving in England and isolating themselves for 10 extra days there. Given the circumstances the gamers from each the lads’s and girls’s workforce have began shifting to Mumbai.On Tuesday, BCCI was accused of bias between the lads’s and girls’s workforce. Unverified experiences urged that constitution flights to ferry gamers to Mumbai have been organized just for the lads’s workforce gamers, whereas India Women cricketers might be requested to take industrial route.However, the ladies’s T20I workforce captain Harmanpreet Kaur herself took to Twitter on Tuesday night and cleared the controversy over constitution and industrial flights for males’s and girls’s cricket workforce gamers and help employees. Harmanpreet asserted that BCCI had organised constitution flights for all of the gamers and selections have been made individually in keeping with the comfort of gamers.”The BCCI has organised Charter flights to ferry both men and women players to Mumbai before we leave for the UK. Considering the distance and individual convenience players have made their own choice,” Harmanpreet Kaur tweeted.The BCCI has organised Charter flights to ferry each women and men gamers to Mumbai earlier than we depart for the UK. Considering the gap and particular person comfort gamers have made their very own alternative.— Harmanpreet Kaur (@ImHarmanpreet) May 18, 2021
What is the rule to board a constitution flight?To get on the constitution flight one has to isolate himself/herself for 3 days upfront. Even the motive force, who will drive the particular person to the airport should isolate himself. Multiple checks need to be performed throughout the interval.Some gamers weren’t in favour of isolating themselves away from their household forward of the lengthy England tour.India Today has learnt that males’s workforce wicketkeeper-batsman may additionally go for a industrial flight to journey to Mumbai. Also, India Women ODI and Test workforce captain Mithali Raj has opted for a constitution flight. Jhulan Goswami and Richa Ghosh are anticipated to board industrial flights from Kolkata.Men’s workforce will face New Zeeland within the closing of World Test Championship (WTC) beginning June 18 in Southampton after which play a 5-Test sequence towards England. Women’s workforce will begin their tour with one-off Test in Bristol from June 16. Later, they’ll face England in 3 ODIs and as many T20Is.Click right here for IndiaToday.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.