Andrew Tye has become the first Australian to leave the IPL since India's COVID-19 crisis reached unprecedented levels.
Tye was hastily flown out of India on Sunday night after requesting a release from the Rajasthan Royals on personal grounds.
The West Australian was able to fly to Doha, before a connecting flight to Australia to start two weeks in quarantine.
It's understood his decision had more to do with bubble fatigue, after having lived in hubs virtually uninterrupted since Australia's trip to England last August.
Tye has also knocked back further cricket in both Pakistan and England to take a break.
But the situation in India also no doubt weighed on his mind.
More than a million people have been diagnosed with the virus in the past three days alone, while Australia has restricted incoming passenger numbers.
The the IPL is continuing in a COVID-safe bubble, but Australian Daniel Sams still caught the virus on arrival in India.
Both Cricket Australia and the Australian Cricketers' Association are adopting a watch-and-wait approach, with both organisations in constant contact with players.
As things stand, players organise their own flights out of India given the tournament is during their holiday period.
On signing a no objection certificate (NOC) with CA to play in the tournament, players were told there would not be chartered flights home.
However, the situation has since worsened in India and CA will not leave players stranded if there is no other way to return them home.
Likewise, CA has provided support to Sams after his positive test despite the tournament not falling under its umbrella.
While there has been nerves from players over the situation and how they will return home no other Australians have declared they want to leave.
It comes after Ricky Ponting, who is in India as coach of the Delhi Capitals, described the situation as "grim" over the weekend.
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