Former Indian skipper, Rahul Dravid isn’t sure how the creation of a bio-secure environment will be possible to resume cricket amid the coronavirus health crisis. England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Cricket South Africa (CSA) have in recent days revealed their plans of creating a ‘bio-bubble’ for cricketers and other stakeholders which will ensure their well-being.

During a webinar for YUVA, a no-profit organization, Dravid said, “It is a bit unrealistic to have things at the level the ECB is talking about. Obviously, the ECB is very keen to conduct these series because they have had no other cricket and it is right in the middle of the season. Even if they are potentially able to create a bubble and manage it in that way, I think it will be impossible for everyone to do it with the kind of calendar that we have, and the number of people involved.”

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For Dravid the way forward for cricket to resume safely is when better medication for COVID-19 is developed.

Describing the same, the batting legend said, “In case of the bio-bubble, you do all the testing, the quarantine and then on day two of the Test match, what if one player tests positive? What happens then? The rules, as they stand now, will see the Public Health Department coming in and putting everyone in quarantine.”

He further added, “So that ends the Test match or the series and that ends all the expenses that were made to get everyone there and create that environment. We’re going to have to work with the Health Department and Government authorities to find out a way in which even if a player tests positive, the whole tournament isn’t canceled.”

Bundesliga, Germany’s top-flight football competition, has resumed in empty stadiums and Dravid reckons that for sportspersons, the experience will be different but they will adjust.

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Rahul Dravid elaborated, “At a professional level, players will adjust and not let it affect their performances much. So they will find a way to deal with that. Players love to perform in front of a crowd, engage with their fans and that adds incredible complexity to a sport. There is a personal self-satisfaction when you perform in front of a large crowd.”