Kolkata, March 3 Despite current airspace restrictions, some family members of the South African squad have reached Kolkata just in time for the T20 World Cup semifinal clash with New Zealand, rerouting via Ethiopia and Tanzania.
South Africa will play New Zealand in the first semifinal on Wednesday at Eden Gardens, and the families of the players have made it to the city while avoiding the disrupted Dubai route.
According to sources, the families traveled via Addis Ababa in Ethiopia, while one family routed their journey through Tanzania to reach India before the airspace shutdown affected more connections due to the US and Israeli strikes on Iran. "Some of the families have reached a day after the conflicts started in the middle east. But thankfully, they travelled through a completely different route and hence didn't face any issues. The South African team travelling back as and when they do shouldn't be a problem as they wouldn't need to take the Dubai route," a source in the know of things told
