Nine West Indies players returned home earlier in the week, the International Cricket Council said. Then on Thursday, the remaining 16 were sent on a commercial flight. At the same time, a 29-member team from South Africa has also left India and is expected to reach home soon.

The ICC said in a statement that it was possible to send the remaining members of the South Africa and West Indies teams to their respective countries within the last 24 hours. The organization said that despite the difficult global travel situation, their main goal was to get players and staff back home safely. That is why the plan has to be changed repeatedly according to the situation.

During this time, the ICC’s Operations and Logistics Department worked in coordination with various governments, airlines, charter flight companies, airport authorities and cricket boards of member countries. They had to make regular adjustments to deal with the problems that travel caused due to the changing international situation.

But there was some controversy about this whole thing. Some West Indies players complained that they were not given any clear information about their return home even after the World Cup ended. Later, the South African players also questioned why the England team was able to leave the country on a chartered flight within a day. Although the ICC denied allegations of bias, the difference arose due to limited airspace and departures from different cities.