Thirty-eight members of the Australian contingent stranded in the Maldives made their way on home soil on Monday. The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 season was postponed on May 4 due to a rising number of Covid-19 cases and the entire Australian contingent had travelled to the Maldives due to a travel ban from India.

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) batting coach Michael Hussey who had tested positive for Covid-19 in India is also expected to reach Australia on Monday via a separate flight, reported cricket.con.au. Hussey had not travelled to the Maldives and he was there in Chennai to recover from Covid-19.