BCCI has made it very clear that all safety protocols are required to be followed by all Indian players to avoid any mishap before the England tour.
The Indian team is scheduled to travel to England to take on New Zealand in the final of the inaugural edition of the World Test Championship from June 18 to June 22 in Southampton. After the final, India will take on England for a five-match Test series, scheduled to start from August 4.
All 24 players and the support staff members have been given instructions to follow the bio-bubble guidelines laid out by the authorities to avoid mishap.
They have also been asked by the board to assemble in Mumbai on May 19. After arriving at the BCCI camp, the players will have to undergo three RT-PCR tests followed by a 14-day quarantine.
Moreover, BCCI has made it very clear to all the players to consider the England tour done and dusted for them if they test positive for coronavirus on their arrival in Mumbai. The Indian board will not make any special travel arrangements to take the player who tests positive to England.
“The players have been informed to consider their tour over if they are found positive on their arrival in Mumbai as BCCI will not arrange another charter flight for any cricketer,”
News 18 quoted a source as saying.
BCCI is also making arrangements to vaccinate all the players. A lot of Indian players like captain Virat Kohli, R Ashwin, Ajinkya Rahane, Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma, Rishabh Pant, Shubman Gill, and Ravindra Jadeja have already taken the first dose of the vaccine. The players will be in England when they are scheduled to take the second dose of the vaccine.
