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Ricky Ponting reportedly deboarded a formation retired of India this weekend, alternatively opting to enactment successful the state aft a ceasefire with Pakistan was announced connected Saturday.
Some Australian players are earnestly considering skipping the extremity of the Indian Premier League if the lucrative tourney does resume this month, with players having returned backmost home, amid the ongoing uncertainty.
Ponting, the skipper of the Punjab Kings, was owed to alert backmost Down Under this play but according to Bharat Sharma opted not to permission the country.
It is understood that the erstwhile Australia skipper besides urged the remainder of his squad to stay successful India.
'All PBKS overseas players, barring Marco Jansen ne'er near India,' Sharma said.
'Ponting deboarded the formation location aft the ceasefire announcement and gave a pep speech to players, ensuring they each don’t instrumentality a formation backmost location from Delhi connected Saturday night.'
Ricky Ponting (pictured) has reportedly refused to alert backmost location to Australia amid anxiousness surrounding the struggle successful India and Pakistan
The Punjab Kings manager (left) reportedly deboarded a level backmost location and told his players to bash the same
The Punjab Kings are presently 3rd successful the IPL and person 2 games near to play successful the contention but some person present been indefinitely postponed.
The Punjab Kings are presently 3rd successful the IPL and person 2 games near to play successful the competition, but some person present been postponed indefinitely.
Players from some the IPL and Pakistan Super League began trickling location connected Sunday, aft the borderline struggle betwixt India and Pakistan prompted the postponement of the leagues.
Delhi Capitals accelerated bowler Mitchell Starc and Australia skipper Alyssa Healy touched down astatine Sydney airdrome connected Sunday arsenic delicate talks astir this year's IPL continued successful India.
There remains immoderate accidental India and Pakistan's T20 tournaments could instrumentality arsenic soon arsenic this week, with players receiving mixed messages connected the anticipation of a resumption.
Much of that would beryllium connected the occurrence of Saturday's ceasefire, with that already appearing shaky aft explosions were reported successful the Kashmir region.
But adjacent if the IPL does restart, with 12 regular-season matches positive finals inactive to play, it is highly improbable each Australians volition return.
AAP has been told by aggregate well-placed sources that respective players person superior concerns implicit returning to the tourney truthful soon.
Players were near shaken by the events of the past week, with respective asking wherefore a crippled successful India's northbound successful Dharamsala went up connected Thursday.
Aussie bowler Mitchell Starc was pictured walking retired of Sydney Airport's arrivals hallway connected Sunday
He was accompanied by his partner, and Australia skipper Alyssa Healy (pictured front)
Starc, who was wearing a GWS Giants top, is 1 of a fig of a fig of Aussie players returning location from the IPL this week
It comes amid the ongoing borderline struggle betwixt India and Pakistan prompted postponement of the leagues
Australia's players are present understood to person near India, astir dealing with multi-leg flights to instrumentality location this weekend, with Delhi Capitals accelerated bowler, Starc, landing connected Sunday
That lucifer adjacent the Pakistan borderline was yet abandoned 10 overs successful due to the fact that of air-raid warnings successful the area, with the assemblage removed from the ground.
Players from the Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals were moved retired of the country the pursuing time via train.
Those events prompted a propulsion for the IPL to beryllium postponed past Friday, with Indian authorities confirming concerns from players.
Australia's players are present understood to person near India, astir dealing with multi-leg flights to instrumentality location this weekend.
It's believed astatine slightest immoderate Australian coaching unit person remained down successful the country, portion officials find what to bash with the remainder of the season.
Adding to the concerns is the concern successful Pakistan, aft players narrowly avoided being caught up successful aerial strikes connected Friday.
Players were flown retired of the state via an aerial basal successful Islamabad, that was hours aboriginal the people of a rocket strike.
Sean Abbott, Ben Dwarshuis, Ashton Turner, Mitch Owen, Max Bryant and Riley Meredith were the Australian players successful Pakistan, with David Warner having already near the country.
It's believed astatine slightest immoderate Australian coaching unit person remained down successful the country, portion officials find what to bash with the remainder of the season
Australian players, similar Pat Cummins, person been caught up successful the situation
Australia volition past statesman preparations for the World Test Championship last against South Africa starting connected June 11
Pakistan officials had initially planned connected moving the tourney to the UAE, earlier it excessively was postponed.
Meanwhile, if the IPL was to resume, shifting each games to confederate parts of India, good distant from the Pakistan borderline would look the astir apt option.
Sunrisers Hyderabad, Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings are already retired of finals contention, with each lone having 1 oregon 2 games left.
Pat Cummins, Travis Head and Nathan Ellis are Australians playing for those 3 lower-ranked teams.
Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Josh Inglis, Aaron Hardie, Mitch Marsh and Xavier Bartlett are among different Australians successful squads inactive successful finals contention.
If players bash not instrumentality oregon if the tourney doesn't resume, it is unclear what that would mean for lucrative playing contracts.
The IPL model is meant to adjacent connected May 25.
Australia volition past statesman preparations for the World Test Championship last against South Africa starting connected June 11.
Another enactment for Indian officials would beryllium to determination games overseas, with South Africa and the UAE having antecedently hosted games.
The English and Wales Cricket Board is besides reported to beryllium unfastened to assisting by hosting matches.
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