The Indian cricketers might soon get the luxury of a business class air travel during domestic tours in order to have a hassle-free ride after taking it up with the management.

A report by TOI suggests that BCCI will soon be upgrading their domestic air travel from economy to business class after the players including skipper Virat Kohli took up the issue of lack of privacy and security with the management.

The report further suggested that Indian players complained that there is no privacy from co-passengers in regular economy class. Tall players like Hardik Pandya, KL Rahul, Mohammad Shami and Ishant Sharma struggle for leg-space in the second class and the team often needs to wait for a long time for their luggage. A few players have also complained of being hustled inside the airports.

BCCI’s acting president CK Khanna had also written a letter to address the issue to his colleagues to speed up the process. Recently, Kapil Dev was quoted by TOI as saying, “Now that BCCI is making good money, it should have its own plane. It will save a lot of time and make life easier for Team India. The board can afford it. They should have done it five years ago.”

He further added, “I would also love to see some cricketers buying their own aircrafts in the days to come. In the US, top golfers have their own planes. I don’t see any reason why our players can’t buy it as it will save them a lot of time. I also believe that if BCCI owns planes, the players will get enough rest between matches. I am sure BCCI can also afford the parking charges.”