Australian cricketer left India over ‘stress’ of being stranded

Australian cricketer Andrew Tye has told Sky News he no longer wanted to be in India as the stress of being stranded was “too much”. Mr Tye was among many Australian cricketers in India for the Indian Premier League, but has since managed to get on a commercial flight to Sydney where he is now quarantining. The federal government is expected to ban commercial flights from India amid an extended coronavirus crisis, and will also not be giving Australia cricketers any priority. Mr Tye said to his knowledge the federal government had no involvement with his flight out of India. “I spoke to my franchise and said I don’t really want to be here, the stress is too much, I want to get home before I get locked out,” he said. “They booked me on a flight a couple of days later”. Mr Tye said he and other IPL cricketers were kept “incredibly safe” by the league’s franchises. “They put us up in hotels, and it’s completely bio-secure; they make sure all the staff are tested,” he said. “We are in a pretty safe environment when it comes to being looked after as players over there.” Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au