Following a glorious T20 World Cup triumph on Saturday, the Rohit Sharma-led Team India seems to have landed in major trouble. The men in blue are reportedly stuck in Barbados as Hurricane Beryl approaches the island, threatening to trap the team and posing significant risks of flight cancellations.
According to news agency IANS, the Indian team is currently stuck in their Hotel Hilton in Barbados. The team, originally scheduled to depart Barbados on Monday at 11 AM local time (8:30 PM IST), is now facing delays due to the impending hurricane. Their planned route was to New York, followed by a connecting flight to Dubai and finally back to India.
Even worse, the Hilton, where India is staying, is close to the coast and is probably going to be hit by a Category 3 hurricane. The hurricane is predicted to hit Barbados at midnight on Sunday or early on Monday morning.
Barbadian Prime Minister Mia Mottley announced that Grantley Adams International Airport would close by nighttime on Sunday in anticipation of the hurricane, preventing any flights from landing or taking off.
However, it is unknown at this point if they will be able to board that flight, but should they become stuck in terrible weather, they could be left stranded in Barbados for a duration of 36 to 48 hours.
Another report, carried out by news agency PTI, said the plan now is to fly the team back to India on a charter flight.
“The team was supposed to leave from here (Bridgetown) to New York and then reach India via Dubai. But now the plan is to get a charter flight straight from here to Delhi. A meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also being considered,” the report quoted a source as saying.
The Indian contingent, including support staff, families, and officials, consists of about 70 members.
(With Agency Inputs)
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