‘No decision soon on allowing players’ wives’

NEW DELHI: No decision will be taken in the near future regarding the request to allow wives of cricketers to stay for the entire duration of overseas tours, Committee of Administrators (CoA) sources said on Sunday.
This comes after Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli put forth a request before the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to allow wives of players to extend their stay during overseas tours.
Reacting to the same, CoA sources told ANI, “Yes he (Virat) had requested, but we are not going to take any decision soon. We have said that we will leave it to the new office bearers. The policy will not change now.” Earlier this year, the BCCI had announced that wives and girlfriends of cricketers will be allowed to stay with their partners for a duration of two weeks while the team is touring overseas.
Despite the rule, Kohli’s wife and actor Anushka Sharma were seen travelling with the team throughout their tour in England.
Reportedly, CoA has also asked Indian cricket team’s manager Sunil Subramaniam to make a formal request to change the rule
Team India are presently engaged in a home series against West Indies and their next overseas assignment will be a Test series against Australia in November. (ANI)