It's Not A Holiday: Gambhir Backs BCCI's Revised Family Rule

India head coach Gautam Gambhir has backed the BCCI's directive to limit the presence of cricketers’ families during long overseas tours, saying players must realise they are not on vacation but on national duty.

- Press Trust of India

The BCCI introduced a revised travel policy after the Indian team’s 1-3 defeat in Australia at the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, capping family members’ stay to two weeks maximum for tours longer than 45 days. For shorter tours, the duration was restricted to seven days.

"Families' roles are important, but you've got to understand one thing. You are here for a purpose. It's not a holiday. You're here for a huge purpose. You've got very few people in that dressing room or in this tour that gets this opportunity to make the country proud.

"So yes, I'm not against not having families with us," said Gambhir during a conversation with Cheteshwar Pujara on Sony Sports Network.