Virat Kohli gets his wish: Wives and girlfriends to spend more days with cricketers on overseas tour

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is likely to accept skipper Virat Kohli's request to allow cricketers to spend more time with their wives on foreign tours. 

According to media reports, quoting BCCI sources, the Board has agreed to Kohli’s request to allow cricketers’ wives and girlfriends (WAGs) to accompany them on overseas tours.

The wives and girlfriends of India cricketers will be allowed to stay with their partners after the first 10 days of overseas tours, said the reports. An official confirmation from the Board is yet to come. 

The current rule allows WAGs of India cricketers to accompany them for only 14 days after the first two weeks of a 45-day tour abroad. 

The issue came up for discussion during a meeting of the Committee of Administrators (CoA), BCCI selectors and the Indian team management comprising Kohli, head coach Ravi Shastri, Rohit Sharma and Ajinkya Rahane.

According to a report published by Mumbai Mirror, the BCCI is likely to take cues from its Australian counterpart and set a 'family period' for the WAGs.

Cricket Australia works with the Australian Cricketers Association (ACA) and finalises a certain period for the family members.  This is called the family period where families come and visit the players for a set period of time, the duration of which varies from tour to tour.

Team India will then travel to Australia to play three T20Is, four Tests and three ODIs from November 21 to January 18.