The Indian males’s and ladies’s cricket groups reached Ageas Bowl in Southampton, venue of World Test Championship (WTC) last, and checked into Hilton at The Ageas Bowl resort the place they’ll bear quarantine.
Team India wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha, pacemen Jasprit Bumrah and Umesh Yadav in addition to opener Rohit Sharma posted an image from the balcony of their respective resort rooms. The room overlooks the Ageas Bowl stadium. Some of the opposite rooms in the 171-room resort overlook the golf course.
“That’s our view from the room balcony…Your thoughts? (emoticon: thought balloon),” tweeted Saha on arrival.
That’s our view from the room balcony..Your ideas? @BCCI pic.twitter.com/0OB0kpwnOY
— Wriddhiman Saha (@Wriddhipops) June 3, 2021
“Overlooking a tranquil lake, our hotel is adjacent to the Ageas Bowl with sweeping views of the cricket ground. We’re a 20-minute drive from central Southampton, and five miles from the cruise terminal. Our restaurant, Beefy’s, is inspired by the legendary cricketer Sir Ian Botham, and we have a full-service spa, and 18-hole golf course,” reads an outline of the resort on the official web site.
Virat Kohli’s aspect will play the WTC last towards New Zealand on the Ageas Bowl from June 18-22. New Zealand are presently enjoying the primary of two Test matches towards England at Lord’s.
The Kiwis, who will return to Southampton on June 14, have been in quarantine and coaching on the venue earlier than the Test sequence in England.
The girls’s staff will transfer to Bristol the place they’ll play a one-off Test towards England. The International Cricket Council had on Saturday mentioned that the Indian males’s staff can be allowed gradual enhance in exercise throughout its interval of isolation in Southampton.
“Regular tests will be conducted during the period of isolation. Players’ activity will be allowed in a gradually increasing manner after each round of negative testing, moving from exercise in isolation to small group and then larger squad activity, whilst always remaining within the bio-secure venue,” the assertion added.
The gamers have been examined on arrival on the resort. While it isn’t confirmed after what number of days they might be allowed to coach, it’s understood that their coaching will start after the third day, the identical protocol present to New Zealand final month.
