BCCI and IPL governing council had to indefinitely suspend the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL 2021) owing to positive COVID-19 cases inside teams’ bio-bubbles. Chennai Super Kings (CSK) batting coach Michael Hussey is one of them.

While the Australian players, commentators, and support staff are set to return home either via the Maldives or Sri Lanka, Hussey will be staying back in India to recover from COVID-19.

As reported by The Sydney Morning Herald, the former Australia batsman informed them and another Australian media house, about his well-being via text message.

“I am OK”, Hussey told the Herald.

The Australian Cricketers’ Association Chief Executive Todd Greenberg then provided updates on Hussey’s medical condition.

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“His (Hussey's) symptoms are relatively mild, so he's in for a stint of isolation in his hotel for at least 10 days, but his team have got some really good support systems around him, which is good,” Greenberg was quoted saying by the Herald.

Cricket Australia’s (CA) interim chief Nick Hockley, on the other hand talked about how the BCCI is helping in every possible way to ensure a smooth return for the 14 players, members of the coaching staff and commentators.

“What the BCCI is working to do is to move the entire cohort out of India where they will wait until it's possible to return to Australia,” Hockley said.

“The BCCI has been working on a range of options. That's now narrowed down to the Maldives and Sri Lanka. The BCCI is committed not only to the first move but also to putting on a charter to bring them back to Australia,” he added.

(With Hindustan Times inputs)