Seasoned wicketkeeper-batsman Wriddhiman Saha has indicated that the bio-bubble for IPL-14 was not as foolproof because the one in UAE final 12 months, changing into the primary India participant to publicly query, even when subtly, the tightness of the managed surroundings.
The 36-year-old Saha was among the many gamers who contracted the dreaded virus earlier than the IPL stumbled to an abrupt halt halfway into its 14th season after a number of COVID-19 instances have been reported in its bio-bubble.
During an interview with PTI, Saha spoke in regards to the bio-bubble breach in India and stated it will have been higher if the IPL was held in UAE, like final 12 months.
“It’s the job of the stakeholders to assess it, but the only thing I would say is that there was not a single individual during our training in UAE (last year), not even a ground staff.
“Here there would be people, kids peeping from nearby walls. I don’t want to comment much but we saw how the IPL went off smoothly in UAE in 2020 and then it started in India this year with cases on the rise,” Saha stated.
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The Bengal veteran reached his house in Kolkata after finishing over a fortnight-long quarantine at a Delhi resort to make himself accessible for choice for the upcoming England tour.
On the bio-bubble he added, “I don’t know what would have happened, but definitely I feel it would have been better off in UAE this time as well. It’s for the stakeholders to look into it.”
Saha had examined constructive for COVID-19 on May 4, the day the 2021 version of the match was suspended indefinitely.
He stated he has absolutely recovered now and he isn’t feeling any weak spot.
“I’m doing all normal activities, there’s no fatigue, body ache or any weakness. But I will actually get to know how my body is coping when I get into actual match training mode.”
Recalling his battle with the virus, he stated: “I had a slight fever for the first couple of days, lost smell after five days but it returned within four days.
“It was about spending time with family, friends (virtually), catching up with some light-hearted movies and keeping myself in a good space. I was never mentally disturbed or down. I was just being normal.
“Currently, I’m doing some fitness routine at home but the actual fitness training will start after I join the team in Mumbai,” he concluded.
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