Indian Domestic Cricket: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is planning to remove the Bio-Bubble for domestic events.
The Cricketers’ security during the tournament:-
As per the reports, ever since the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus, professional cricketers have had to confine themselves to a particular area amid security concerns during the tournament. This also includes going through a quarantine period before entering the team bubble.
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Indian Domestic Cricket: Many players have complained of fatigue due to this. The BCCI has decided to do an experiment this month with two domestic events.
The U19 Cooch Behar Trophy knockouts and the Senior Women’s T20 Trophy are slating to begin on April 18.
Teams were informing. that player will not to undergoing. Quarantine upon arrival in the host cities for the tournament.
A Covid Era begins without bio-bubble norms:-
Indian Domestic Cricket: Notably this will be the first instance of professional cricket in India without bio-bubble norms since the start of the COVID-19 era.
However, frequent RT-PCR will be doing to ensure the safety of the players.
As per the instructions shared by the Indian Cricket Board, teams can report to their camps three days before the competition (April 15) and start their training the next day.
Meanwhile, players are still being asking not to become complacent and follow COVID-appropriate behavior.
While teams will be housing in a designating part of the hotel, players are not encouraging to associate with people other than tournament participants.
The Times of India BCCI Sources:-
Indian Domestic Cricket: Times of India quoted a BCCI source as saying, “When the IPL schedule was preparing, the third wave was still going on.
The board did not want to take any risk with the multi-city tournament. A lot is at stake.
These two domestic tournaments can be a good reference as to where we stand when it comes to tackling the virus.”
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One can expect the bio bubble for players to be relaxing. Even in the three-team Women’s T20 Challenge during the IPL.
Meanwhile, it has also been learned that the International Cricket Council (ICC) is also contemplating doing away. The bubble life and the same could be discussed in this week’s board meeting.