By Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) confirms that the Zimbabwe senior men’s team participating in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 are on their way home from India.
This follows r the International Cricket Council move to secure alternative travel arrangements following recent transit disruptions.
Due to flight availability and revised routing, the squad will return to Harare in batches. The first group of players departed India today, Wednesday, while the final group is scheduled to leave on Friday afternoon.
The West Indies and Zimbabwe cricket squads and support staff at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 have been stranded in India, unable to leave because of airspace closures and travel chaos caused by the ongoing war in the Middle East.
Both sides exited the tournament on Sunday at the end of the Super Eights stage and had been scheduled to fly home from India via the United Arab Emirates.
But after Iran responded to attacks by the United States and Israel on Saturday by firing missiles and drones across the Gulf region, thousands of flights have been cancelled in the busy hubs of Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
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