IPL Introduces Stricter New Rules: "No Sleeveless At Presentation, No Family..."
The BCCI has partially extended its recently implemented SOPs on the Indian team to the 10 IPL franchises ahead of the 2025 edition, covering players' travel by only team bus and barring the entry of families in dressing rooms even on non-match days. Following India's loss in the Test series in Australia, the BCCI came up with a set of rules that barred personal managers from travelling in the team bus besides limiting the presence of players' families on tours. The exact same SOPs can't be applied in a multi team competition like the IPL but some of them have made their way to the world's premier T20 league. "Players to use the team bus while coming for practice. Teams may travel in two batches," read a BCCI note that was shared with the team managers of all IPL sides recently.
