Team India touring England could also be requested to endure solely a three-day hard quarantine earlier than being allowed to practice in a bio-secure atmosphere throughout isolation forward of the World Test Championship (WTC) ultimate in Southampton.
The roadmap might be comparable to what New Zealand is following on arrival in England for his or her Test tour that includes a two-Test collection towards host from June 2 in addition to the WTC ultimate towards India from June 18. Apart from the WTC ultimate, India play 5 Test matches towards England in August-September.
Virat Kohli-led India is scheduled to depart from Mumbai on June 2 and can endure, on arrival in England, a 10-day isolation interval, particulars of which aren’t but clear since there was no official intimation from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
However, it’s understood that discussions between BCCI and England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have been happening and since most India gamers are already in bio-secure bubble in Mumbai with others becoming a member of over the subsequent couple of days, the quarantine would not be a hard one for all 10 days regardless of India being in the pink listing of UK authorities due to rising variety of Covid-19 instances.
New Zealand have been requested to endure a compulsory three-day hard quarantine earlier than being allowed to practice in teams of six. They had arrived on Monday and Tuesday in batches.
“The first three days will be spent in hotel room isolation, before mini-training groups of six can be established from days 4-6, pending negative covid results,” New Zealand Cricket had mentioned on arrival.
While New Zealand, who’re tenting in Southampton now, will transfer to London on the finish of this month for the Test collection towards England, India will transfer in from June 2.
