Team India will get a 20-day break from the bio-bubble life within the United Kingdom after the completion of the World Test Championship last in Southampton. While the cricketers will disperse on June 24, they’re set to return to the bio-bubble for the five-Test collection in opposition to England round July 14.
Speaking to information company ANI, sources within the know of developments within the team administration stated it is going to be a welcome break because the team has to not solely spend time within the bio-bubble for the Test collection in opposition to England, however can even straightaway transfer to the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 bubble within the UAE submit the Test collection.
“The group will head off for the break on June 24 after the final against New Zealand and then regroup again around July 14 to prepare for the Test series against England which gets underway from August 4,” the supply stated.
Asked if this meant the cricketers might head to anywhere which has low or negligible COVID-19 instances, the supply stated it has to be inside UK in order that there aren’t any points in regrouping after the break. “See, it is simple. The boys need to switch off and relax, but we cannot ignore that COVID-19 is still not completely gone. So, the travel plans have to be made in such a way that the boys and the families that are in UK don’t get stuck somewhere while taking the break. Imagine going to some other country and then that place gets a travel ban due to a sudden rise in cases. You don’t want your players or their families stuck. So, we are looking at places in the UK,” the supply defined.
Living within the bio-bubble isn’t straightforward and skipper Virat Kohli additionally spoke about this earlier than the team left for England. “I feel like after you are done with WTC, I think it is a great opportunity to refresh and restructure, hopefully, if things are okay, just for the guys to be normal and disconnect again, to understand that we have the pressure of a five-match series. Like in Australia, if we had to contest in a bubble for that long period, it would have been tough,” stated Kohli.
“Just the fact that we had the freedom to go out and access the kind of things there, it gave us space to refresh and reset. I think it is absolutely fine, it will give us time to refresh and prepare for a long series. That kind of setup is important before you go to a lengthy series. The challenge in England can be daunting, so we want to have the time before that series,” he added.
(with ANI inputs)
