India, March 19 -- World Cup-winning captain Kapil Dev on Tuesday backed the idea of families travelling with cricketers on tours but called for a "balanced approach" in dealing with the issue that has divided opinion.

Kapil's comments come days after Virat Kohli expressed his disappointment over BCCI's diktat on curtailing family visits on tours lasting more than 45 days, allowing a maximum of 14 days of family time. For shorter tours, players could bring their families for a maximum of one week.

BCCI's directives came in the wake of India's whitewash at home at the hands of New Zealand and a 1-3 humbling in Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. At the recently-concluded Champions Trophy, the players' families who travelled to Dubai...