Indian cricket team have started the preparation for the opening Test match against England in Chennai. The players have completed quarantine and tested negative for all the COVID-19 tests before beginning the outdoor practice.
Team India had a fun session on Tuesday (February 2) and they played a game of 'footvolley' together. Such games help players to regroup and build a bond. The official Twitter account of BCCI shared the video of the activity.
In the video, players can be seen having a good time together. They were cheerful and sharing laughter while playing the game. It helps a lot after spending days in strict quarantine.
"Team bonding, Regroup after quarantine, A game of footvolley. #TeamIndia enjoys a fun outing at Chepauk ahead of the first Test against England," wrote BCCI.
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Nick, Webb, Head Strength and Conditioning coach, talked about the reason behind engaging players in such activity.
"The plan was basically to just get the guys out. They were stuck in their room for six days and were limited to their treadmills and bikes for the last three days. So, we wanted to get them out and just get them moving."
Whereas, Soham Desai, Strength and Conditioning coach, in the video said: "The guys who came from Australia had only three-four days at home. So, we did not want to stress them with programs to do at home while they were with their families. They did not have any physical preparation. So, this was just an additional day we got to get them moving."
Both the teams have tested negative in three RT-PCR tests for COVID-19. "England PCR Test Results - 1 February 2021. All PCR tests from yesterday's test have returned negative results. The England party is now out of quarantine and will train for the first time as a full group at the stadium tomorrow afternoon 2 pm-5 pm (IST)," said the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) media team on Monday.
Joe Root and co have also started training on Tuesday (February 2) at the MA Chidambaram Stadium.
(With ANI Inputs)
