Mumbai: Covid-19 continues to haunt cricket.
Only a few days after the Indian-Sri Lankan overs series was postponed by several days because some Covid cases in Lanka Camps, it appeared on Thursday that the Indian team, came out of a three-week break in England ahead of the five-match test series against the host, has been hit by Mini covid outbreak.
Star Wicketkeeper-Batsman Rishabh Pant and Throw Specialist Dairand Garani has been tested positive for deadly viruses, while three other camp members have been placed in insulation prevention.
Bowling Bharat Arun coach, Wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha and Alert Opener Abhimanyu Easwaran has been included in isolation after being identified as a ‘contract near’ Garani.
While the pants were tested positive for a week back, the Garanji test report arrived on Thursday morning.
Arun, Easwaran and Saha all have been tested negatively, but the British government health safety protocol requires a 10-day isolation period for contact near Covid patients.
“The four personnel will undergo 10-day isolation and will remain in their respective rooms at the hotel team in London,” said Secretary BCCI Jay Shah in a detailed statement.
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But it is very important that professional cricket and team support staff follow bio-bubble rules.
At least two of them have tested shows that the rules are not adhered to strictly.
It must stop, if not tour can be in danger.
All of it had been left to quarantine in London, when the Indian team moved to Durham – where he would camp for the next two weeks – on Thursday night.
With the first test at Nottingham scheduled to start on August 4, there is no danger that will occur in the test series.
“Pants go to the dentist on July 5 and 6, and can choose a virus from the clinic.
On July 7, he has been vaccinated,” said a source of toi.
Shah further said, “Pants, who have not lived in team hotels during the break period, were positively tested on July 8.
He was without symptoms and currently undergoing independent isolation in the place where he reported positive.
He was watching carefully.
The BCCI medical team And on the way to recovery.
He will be able to join the squad in Durham after returning two negative RT-PCR tests.
“Pants have photos last month posted on his social media attending the Euro match last month.
“The two pants and saha will not be available for the team training match against the combined County XI in Chester-Le-Street in Durham from July 20, which means Kl Rahul must go to gloves in the game.
However, pants must be able to make this into the match Training both teams – intra-squad games from July 28, “informed source.
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To mitigate further risks, the Indian contingent takes a lateral flow test every day, “Shah said in his statement.
Apart from Saha and Pants, Easwaran will also miss India’s first training match.
Saha was shocked by Covid-19 during the IPL.
Jolt came right after Shah sent an e-mail (Toi reported it in the edition on July 15) to the Indian contingent, warned him about the increasing Covid-19 case in the UK.
Shah, in his letter, told the players to “avoid” crowded places.
In his letter, Shah specifically stated that players must avoid going to the Wimbledon championship and euro in England.
Also read the head of the Nearecb executive said there was no strict bubble for the chief executive of India-English-English Tom Harrison on Thursday said strict bio-bubbles would not be charged for the upcoming Indian-English test series despite some Covid-19 cases on both teams In leading the contest starting in August 4.
The Indian team was breaking after losing the World Test Championship (WTC) to New Zealand in Southampton last month.
Earlier this month, the British Cricket team was also hit by a virus outbreak in his camp, and was forced to involve XI completely different in the ODI series against Pakistan.