Indian gamers clear first of three COVID-19 checks, BCCI permits households throughout onerous quarantine

The Indian cricketers on Thursday cleared their first spherical of RT-PCR checks and can be present process two extra rounds earlier than beginning coaching from February 2 for the upcoming Test collection towards England.
The four-match collection begins right here on February 5.
The complete Indian contingent has already arrived within the metropolis and each the groups are staying on the Leela Palace resort.
“The SOP is same as the IPL bio-bubble during the hard quarantine period. We have had one RT-PCR test done already and we would be doing two more before being cleared to train. Right now, the players will have to be confined to their rooms,” a senior BCCI official informed PTI on the situation of anonymity.
The gamers should make do with some bodily train of their rooms beneath the supervision of the 2 power and conditioning specialists, Nick Webb and Soham Desai.
In a welcome transfer, the BCCI has allowed the gamers to be accompanied by their households because it “could be extremely lonely” throughout the onerous quarantine part.
Vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane, senior opener Rohit Sharma, wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha, all-rounder Hardik Pandya have all been joined by their respective households and all of them have put out posts from their official social media handles.
“The players have all come back after a gruelling tour. Hard quarantine can be extremely difficult and it would only help their well being that wives and children are around which would help them remain in a good head space,” the supply mentioned.