Pakistan squad and other support staff would not be allowed to take their families along with them to England tour next month due to the COVID-19 pandemic, revealed a Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) source on Tuesday (June 16).
Pakistan will travel to England for a two-month long tour to play a three-Test and three-T20 series with the trip starting July 30 in a bio-secure environment given the COVID-19 threat.
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A source revealed that the PCB has made it clear to all the players and staff that they can’t travel with their families to England due to the precautions being taken to tackle the COVID-19 threat.
It is being said that the England and Wales Cricket Board will spend around half a million pounds on the special chartered flight to pick up 29 players and 14 officials from Pakistan to England later this month.
A PCB source revealed, “PCB has made it clear to players their families can’t travel with them and also explained to them it would be of no use even if their families reached and stayed in England separately. The entire squad can’t interact with their families in person until the tour is completed in September.”
He added, “This time the board has told the players that as soon as they reach England they will spend around 14 days in quarantine in Birmingham before they move on to Manchester after staying in isolation and in a bio-secure environment for around three to four weeks for their practice and training.”
Noteworthy, the PCB got the clearance from Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan for the England tour for three Tests and as many as T20Is which is essential for ECB to avoid a huge loss during the pandemic, as they are hoping to earn between 70 to 75 million pounds from broadcast revenues.
(With PTI Inputs)
