New Delhi, Feb. 13 -- The Indian players won't be permitted to take their wives or families to Dubai for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, thus abiding by the strict rules laid by the BCCI last month in the aftermath of their Border-Gavaskar Trophy debacle in Australia. The BCCI had put out a 10-pointer directive after India 1-3 loss to Australia. It comes to effect for the first time with ICC Champions Trophy 2025.

Based on the travel policy, families can be with players for a maximum of two weeks during a tour which is of 45 days or more. The ICC Champions Trophy 2025, which starts on February 19 and ends on March 9, is a 19-day tournament.

"If anything changes then it is different but as of now, the players are unlikely to be accompanie...