<p>Australian cricketers who fled Covid-ravaged India when the IPL was suspended earlier this month were released from quarantine in Sydney on Monday, after spending 14 days isolating in hotel rooms.</p>.<p>Steve Smith, David Warner and Pat Cummins were among the players, coaches and officials who completed the mandatory quarantine period after returning on a charter flight from the Maldives.</p>.<p>Warner posted videos on his Instagram account that showed him reuniting with his daughters, before adding a clip of the ocean captioned "It's great to be home".</p>.<p>Fast bowler Jason Behrendorff told public broadcaster ABC it was "nice to have some fresh air" after leaving quarantine.</p>.<p>"It's always tough being stuck somewhere, and knowing that we're able to get home was a relief, and now we're out of quarantine, I can't wait to get home and see my family," he said.</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/cricket/ipl/cummins-to-skip-ipl-in-uae-cricket-australia-to-decide-on-other-australian-players-report-991761.html" target="_blank">Cummins to skip IPL in UAE, Cricket Australia to decide on other Australian players: Report</a></strong></p>.<p>The 38-strong group had been evacuated from India after the Indian Premier League, the world's richest cricket tournament, was suspended on May 4 as coronavirus cases surged in the country.</p>.<p>They spent about 10 days in the Maldives before the Australian government lifted a temporary ban on citizens who had been in India from travelling home.</p>.<p>The IPL started in early April, with the decision to go ahead in the face of a deepening health crisis prompting criticism from some observers, while others defended it as a welcome distraction for the embattled Indian public.</p>.<p>India's national cricket board announced Saturday that the tournament, which had completed around half its fixtures, will be played to a conclusion in the United Arab Emirates in September and October.</p>
<p>Australian cricketers who fled Covid-ravaged India when the IPL was suspended earlier this month were released from quarantine in Sydney on Monday, after spending 14 days isolating in hotel rooms.</p>.<p>Steve Smith, David Warner and Pat Cummins were among the players, coaches and officials who completed the mandatory quarantine period after returning on a charter flight from the Maldives.</p>.<p>Warner posted videos on his Instagram account that showed him reuniting with his daughters, before adding a clip of the ocean captioned "It's great to be home".</p>.<p>Fast bowler Jason Behrendorff told public broadcaster ABC it was "nice to have some fresh air" after leaving quarantine.</p>.<p>"It's always tough being stuck somewhere, and knowing that we're able to get home was a relief, and now we're out of quarantine, I can't wait to get home and see my family," he said.</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/cricket/ipl/cummins-to-skip-ipl-in-uae-cricket-australia-to-decide-on-other-australian-players-report-991761.html" target="_blank">Cummins to skip IPL in UAE, Cricket Australia to decide on other Australian players: Report</a></strong></p>.<p>The 38-strong group had been evacuated from India after the Indian Premier League, the world's richest cricket tournament, was suspended on May 4 as coronavirus cases surged in the country.</p>.<p>They spent about 10 days in the Maldives before the Australian government lifted a temporary ban on citizens who had been in India from travelling home.</p>.<p>The IPL started in early April, with the decision to go ahead in the face of a deepening health crisis prompting criticism from some observers, while others defended it as a welcome distraction for the embattled Indian public.</p>.<p>India's national cricket board announced Saturday that the tournament, which had completed around half its fixtures, will be played to a conclusion in the United Arab Emirates in September and October.</p>