All England players and support staff have tested negative for the COVID-19 on their arrival in Chennai, India for the four-Test series against the Indian Cricket Team starting February 5 (Wednesday).
The English touring party took a charter flight from Sri Lanka on Wednesday to arrive in Chennai where they underwent COVID-19 testing on arrival at the airport and all returned negative results.
An official confirmed to IANS: “All the tests of English players have returned negative results. The tests will be conducted every third day in the lead-up to the series.”
Notably, India and England both teams had arrived and entered the bio-bubble at the Leela Palace Hotel for the upcoming Test series except Indian captain Virat Kohli who would reach Chennai by late evening.
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Well, the teams are not allowed to practice till February 1 as per the COVID-19 protocols until they complete the 6-day quarantine in Chennai.
They can start the practice sessions only on February 2 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium – three days before the first Test here in Chennai.
Noteworthy, the first two Tests of the four-Test series will be played in Chennai from February 5-9 and February 13-17 respectively and then both teams travel to Ahmedabad to play the final two Tests – the third Test from February 24-28 and the final Test from March 4-8, 2021.
Apart from 4 Tests, India and England will also play 5 T20Is and 3 ODIs from March 12 to March 28.
(IANS inputs)
