The Mumbai Indians allrounder has no plans to leave the bubble despite the rising levels of Covid-19 infections in India
Mumbai Indians' Nathan Coulter-Nile will not be joining the Australia contingent leaving the Indian Premier League.
Andrew Tye, Adam Zampa and Kane Richardson have all opted to return home amid the rising levels of Covid-19 infections in India.
Coulter-Nile has had a watching brief during the 2021 tournament after re-joining the defending champions during the auction.
But the 33-year-old is not tempted to leave the bubble and avoid any travel complications - believing he is safer staying put.
"Everyone's got their own opinions on it and different situations for them," Coulter-Nile told cricket.com.au.
"I was surprised to see AJ go home, and then Zamps and Richo, but when you speak to them, you definitely understand where they're coming from.
"I spoke to Zamps a little while ago and he made a very compelling argument for going home. But for me, I feel like it's safer for me to stay in the bubble than try and get home at the moment.
"Especially with all the Australian and New Zealand players in the same boat as me at the moment, I feel like something's got to give for getting home.
"I'm just going to wait and see how that plays out. Worst comes to worst, we'll have to quarantine in Dubai for a couple of weeks before we can fly home. But I'm sure it will get sorted."
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