Renowned Commentator Slams Australian Govt After He Gets Stranded Due to IPL Renowned Australian commentator, Michael Slater, lashed out at the Australian Prime Minister after their government decided to shut down commercial flights and ban travelers from India. The Australian government also threatened to jail travelers for up to five years if they have been in India within the last fourteen days of their entry. ALSO READ Michael Slater, who was a part of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) decided to leave the IPL bio-secure bubble and travel to the Maldives due to a surge in the number of COVID-19 cases in the country. Slater has been stranded in the islands due to the ban enforced by the Australian government and is unhappy with the way the Australian government has handled the situation.