First Batch of Zimbabwe Players Leave India 'Alternate Air Route'

Stranded here due to the closure of Gulf airspace, a batch of Zimbabwe's cricketers left for home following the end of their T20 World Cup campaign after the ICC reworked their travel arrangements to avoid the region immersed in conflict right now. 

Zimbabwe, who had a memorable T20 World Cup, beating Australia and Sri Lanka to make it to the



Super Eights, couldn't progress beyond that and were eliminated last week.

They were scheduled to leave on March 2 but were stuck in Delhi owing to the closure of airspace in the Gulf region following the US and Israeli strikes on Iran. 

The first batch of players finally left for home on Wednesday in alternate flights.