India’s 2024 men’s T20 cricket team likely to be stranded in Barbados; Check details

(MENAFN- AsiaNet News) The 2024 Indian men’s T20 cricket team is facing an unexpected delay in Barbados as Hurricane Beryl made landfall on the Caribbean island today, according to reports.

The Indian men’s cricket team is expected to remain in their hotel due to the expected severe impact of the hurricane. “The Barbados airport will be closed and flights will be cancelled. Even the Indian team will be stuck here until the hurricane subsides and the airport resumes operations. All outbound flights will be cancelled,” IndiaToday reported.

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A curfew was imposed from 6pm on June 30 and all shops and offices were closed in preparation for the storm.

The travel plans of the team led by Rohit Sharma were disrupted when Hurricane Beryl reached maximum sustained winds of 210 kmph on June 30. Reports indicated that Bridgetown Airport was likely to be closed in the evening as the Category 4 hurricane was only 570 km (350 mi) to the east-southeast of Barbados.

The Indian team originally planned to fly from Bridgetown to New York and then to India via Dubai. However, they are now considering a charter flight directly to Delhi. “The team would leave from here (Bridgetown) for New York and then reach India via Dubai. But now the plan is to get a chartered flight directly to Delhi from here. A meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also being considered,” said a source.

The Indian contingent, which consists of around 70 members including the cricket team, support staff, families and officials, is now stuck due to the cyclone.

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Indian media members in the Caribbean covering the sports tournament are also reportedly stranded due to Cyclone Beryl.

The “extremely dangerous” Category 4 hurricane is expected to bring winds and flash flooding to the Caribbean on July 1, according to the United States National Hurricane Center (NHC).

This is the first hurricane of the 2024 season, which runs from June 1 to November 30 annually. On June 30, Beryl became the first Category 4 hurricane on record, surpassing Hurricane Dennis, which reached Category 4 status on July 8, 2005, according to NHC data.

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