With the 14th version of the Indian Premier League postponed, gamers have been heading house. But sadly for somebody like Chennai Super Kings batting coach Michael Hussey, he could have to wait for a COVID-19 unfavorable consequence earlier than he can leave the nation. And that is why the franchise has flown him from Delhi to Chennai in an air ambulance.
Speaking to ANI, a senior CSK official stated that each Hussey and bowling coach L Balaji had been flown into Chennai to guarantee higher management over the scenario. The official went on to verify that skipper MS Dhoni can be leaving for Ranchi in the afternoon.
“See, we have better contacts in Chennai, so it was decided to fly both Hussey and Balaji into Chennai in an air ambulance to ensure that if the need arises, we have the facilities ready. Fortunately, they have no symptoms and both are doing fine. But yes, Hussey has to wait to get a negative report before he can leave India. We will arrange a charter when he is safe to fly,” the official defined.
“As for MS, he is heading home in the afternoon in a charter we have arranged which will be a hopping flight. It will head from Delhi to Ranchi and from there to Hyderabad. MS was clear that he wanted to wait till everyone left and only then he would leave the bubble we created in Delhi.”
Asked about the remainder of the overseas gamers, the official stated that charters have been organized and there’s no query of preserving them ready.
“The safety of the players is a priority and we planned charter planes for all of them. We want them safe and home as soon as possible.”
In reality, the security of each particular person concerned in the IPL was one of many main causes for the BCCI and the IPL Governing Council to unanimously determine on the postponement of the league on Tuesday.
“The BCCI and the IPL GC have unanimously decided to postpone the 2021 season till further notice. We don’t wish to compromise the safety of the players, the people involved, the employees, the groundsmen, the match officials, every single person involved,” Jay Shah stated.
On Tuesday, SunRisers Hyderabad wicket-keeper Wriddhiman Saha examined constructive after there have been COVID-19 circumstances in two franchises on Monday. While two of the members of the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) contingent examined constructive, two Kolkata Knight Riders gamers examined constructive — Varun Chakravarthy and Sandeep Warrier — forcing the BCCI to postpone the KKR-RCB sport in Ahmedabad.
With Saha testing constructive, the sport on Tuesday night between SRH and defending champions Mumbai Indians additionally wanted to be postponed. This made issues worse as the sport between RCB and KKR had already been postponed and the sport between CSK and Rajasthan Royals was additionally set to be known as off because the Chennai unit was in strict quarantine. This lastly noticed the BCCI postpone the IPL.
