“Everyone’s sort of a bit nervous about whether they can get back into Australia. I dare say there’ll be a few other Australians a bit nervous about getting back into Australia,” said Hussey,the former Australian batsman and current Melbourne Stars men’s coach.

Hussey praised Cricket Australia and the Australian Cricketers’ Association for the manner in which they were handling the situation,saying talks had started to allow players to get back easily enough at the end of the tournament.

He also spoke highly of the authorities who were ensuring the tournament could proceed to boost the spirits of the Indian public.

“We’re stuck in bubbles. It’s probably not too dissimilar to what all Victorians experienced last year in lockdown really,” Hussey said.

“You get tested every second day. So it’s quite full-on but I think every precaution’s been taken for everyone’s safety.

“It is on the radar. It’s on the news every minute of the day. You see people in hospital beds. It puts a lot of things in perspective. We actually discussed after the game last night,how lucky we are to play the game and try to entertain people around the world.”

Hussey said the general sentiment from Indian players was a philosophical one.

“Everyone’s pretty nervous about what’s going on over here,but they’re also pragmatic,” Hussey said.

“A couple of players,their fathers have passed away. One person in particular,he’s one of the staff members with us and his father passed away last year from COVID,and he was really pragmatic by saying it was his time to go.

“From a Kolkata point of view,we’re desperate for the tournament to keep going,purely because everyone’s in lockdown,there’s not much else to do.”