Team India players will be undergoing three RT-PCR tests at home before entering the bio-bubble in Mumbai on May 19. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has made proper planning for the safety of the players before the United Kingdom (UK) tour.
Indian cricket team will play the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) final against New Zealand and the five-match Test series against England, subsequently.
As per ANI reports, a source confirmed that arrangements have been made for all the players to undergo three RT-PCR tests. "The players will be undergoing three RT-PCR tests at their homes, and once they return negative tests, they will be assembling in Mumbai on May 19. Everyone in the contingent will be undergoing 14-day quarantine in India before they leave for the UK on June 2," said the source.
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Recently, most of the Team India players took their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and they will be taking the second jab in the UK. The players, including India captain Virat Kohli and Test vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane, had shared an update on their vaccination through social media posts.
Earlier, speaking about the vaccination of the players, a BCCI official had said: "The Indian government has opened vaccination for every person above 18 so the players can take their first dose.
But the second dose is the question here and while the BCCI is looking at working closely with England and Wales Cricket Board to ensure players can get a second dose in the UK if that is not approved by the UK government, we will have the vaccine taken from India for the second dose. Let's see how that works out in the coming days."
Team India will be playing the WTC final against New Zealand in a bio-bubble at the Rose Bowl in Southampton from June 18.
After the WTC final, India will play a series of 5 Tests against England in Nottingham, London, Leeds, and Manchester between August 4 and September 14.
(With ANI Inputs)
