For the Champions Trophy, the BCCI relaxes the family ban and permits wives to travel to Dubai with players under strict guidelines: Report

After the team’s 3-1 loss to Australia in the 2024–25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) last month, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) loosened its strict regulations prohibiting family members from traveling with them to the 2025 Champions Trophy in Dubai. According to the BCCI, families are only permitted to accompany players for two weeks for series longer than forty-five days, although they are not permitted to accompany players for the whole of the tour. With their arrival on February 15, India will remain in Dubai for no more than 25 days, even if they go to the 2025 Champions Trophy final, which is set for March 9.