Stranded right here as a result of closure of Gulf airspace, a batch of Zimbabwe’s cricketers left for dwelling following the tip of their T20 World Cup marketing campaign after the ICC reworked their journey preparations to keep away from the area immersed in battle proper now.
Zimbabwe, which had a memorable T20 World Cup, beating Australia and Sri Lanka to make it to the Tremendous Eights, couldn’t progress past that and was eradicated final week.
It was scheduled to depart on March 2 however was caught in Delhi owing to the closure of airspace within the Gulf area following the strikes by america of America and Israel on Iran.
The primary batch of gamers lastly left for dwelling on Wednesday on alternate flights.
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“Zimbabwe Cricket confirms that the Zimbabwe senior males’s staff taking part within the ICC Males’s T20 World Cup 2026 are on their means dwelling from India after the Worldwide Cricket Council secured different journey preparations following current transit disruptions,” the board stated in a press release on X.
“Resulting from flight availability and revised routing, the squad will return to Harare in batches. The primary group of gamers departed India in the present day, Wednesday, whereas the ultimate group is scheduled to depart on Friday afternoon,” it added.
Zimbabwe’s unique journey route was by way of Dubai on an Emirates flight, nevertheless it needed to be altered. It should reportedly now journey to Harare by way of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
The West Indies cricket staff was additionally stranded in India as a result of similar cause, however there was no replace on its journey plans but.
Daren Sammy, the aspect’s head coach, took to X to voice his frustration.
Printed on Mar 05, 2026