Windies cleared for return home

West Indies have been given the full assurance from the officials of the International Cricket Council (ICC) and organisers of the T20 World Cup of their travel home back to the Caribbean.

DAILY SPORT can confirm that the squad has confirmed travel plans to leave early on Tuesday from Kolkata at 2:30 a.m. India Time (Monday 5 p.m. Barbados Time) on a special charter flight organised by the ICC. They will be accompanied by the South African team, and the first stop will be O.R. Tambo International airport in Johannesburg.

From there the flight will leave at 8 a.m. Tuesday South African Time (2 a.m. Barbados Time) and head to Antigua where the Windies will disembark at the V.C. Bird International Airport. From there, they will travel to various home destinations.

West Indies have been in India for a week following their defeat against the hosts in their final

Super 8 match. They have been unable to travel due to the ongoing airspace restrictions as a result of the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East. They were alerted to the possibility of travel from India last Thursday and Friday, but these did not materialise. This led to squad members making their feelings known on social media and other platforms.

Cancelled flights

Meanwhile, South Africa players Quinton de Kock and David Miller accused the ICC of leaving their team stranded, questioning how England could return home before them.

Thousands of commercial flights have been cancelled in countries across the Gulf, disrupting some of the world’s busiest transit hubs. South Africa remained after their semi-final to New Zealand. England, who were eliminated last Thursday against India, departed Mumbai on a charter flight on Saturday. “Funny @icc, we have heard nothing! Meanwhile, England are leaving before us somehow? @westindies and @proteasmencsa are just in the dark. Strange how different teams have more pull than others,” de Kock posted on Instagram.

His teammate Miller echoed the view. “Funny that England gets eliminated after WI & SA and gets on a charter back home tonight. While WI & SA still wait for answers in Kolkata”, he posted. West Indies head coach Daren Sammy joined the conversation and backed Miller. “@davidmillersa12 a lil louder for those in the back to hear please sir” Sammy wrote. Former England captain Michael Vaughan also questioned the discrepancy in treatment.

“That’s where the power is all wrong,” Vaughan wrote on X. “All teams in this situation should be treated the same . . . just because you are more powerful at the ICC table shouldn’t count.” (PS)

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