"What Have The Wives Done?" India Great Harbhajan Singh Slams Restricting Families On Team India Tours
As an after-effect of India's recent debacles against Australia, New Zealand and Sri Lanka, the BCCI have implemented a strict 10-point diktat, in an attempt to "ensuring professional standards and operational efficiency during tours and series" within the team. Among this, a major rule change is the reduced time players will be allowed to stay with their wives and girlfriends and family members, and the enforcing of players having to travel with the team. After the 3-1 drubbing by Australia in the recently concluded, there was always expectation that the BCCI may act tough. However, spin great Harbhajan Singh has said that he focus should be on improving the on-field game rather than such steps.