Indian cricketers who have returned from Australia today were allowed to leave for their homes, they were not quarantined, said Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). “Since they are coming from Australia and just transiting through Dubai, we are considering this as a special case to give them exemption from hotel-institution quarantine,” a BMC official said.Earlier BMC commissioner Iqbal Chahal had said that the RT-PCR test and home quarantine is mandatory for all and no exception has been made for the team. As per covid norms applicable at Mumbai airport, the team has been asked to go for home quarantine.
Team India players Rohit Sharma, Rahane, Ravi Shastri, Prithvi Shaw and other team players and team management members arrived at Mumbai airport from Fly Emirates flight from Dubai at 9 am.
On arrival in Mumbai, Rahane, Shastri, Rohit, Shardul and Shaw were felicitated by Mumbai Cricket Association officials, including President Vijay Patil and Apex Council members Ajinkya Naik, Amit Dani and Umesh Khanvilka.
An injury-ravaged India beat Australia by three wickets in the series-deciding fourth Test in Brisbane on Tuesday to clinch the rubber 2-1 and retain the Border Gavaskar Trophy.