ESPNcricinfo has learned that England, after losing their semi-final to India on Thursday, will depart from Mumbai on Saturday evening, while West Indies and South Africa will take a different charter flight from Kolkata.
England will fly direct to London. West Indies – along with South Africa – will go to Johannesburg first and then to Antigua; both teams are still awaiting confirmation on when exactly they will depart but the understanding is that it will be on Sunday. However, as of Saturday evening, Quinton de Kock, David Miller and West Indies coach Daren Sammy had made comments on social media that stated they did not yet know when they would be travelling home. Some of the South African contingent – the team management along with Keshav Maharaj, Jason Smith and George Linde – will be travelling to New Zealand on Sunday for a limited-overs tour that begins on March 15.
On Saturday, Sammy had posted “Day 6” on his X account, indicating the number of days they had been stranded in Kolkata after their final match. The Zimbabwe team had also faced delays in leaving India after playing their final match on March 1 but some of their contingent were able to leave on March 4.
