Former India cricketer turned expert commentator, as well as cricket analyst Aakash Chopra, has recently expressed his concern over the ECB’s decision to loosen the bio-bubble rule for the players which also included the upcoming India-England five-match Test series as well.
However, the strict quarantine and bio-bubble rules taking a toll on the mental health of players who have been staying in the bio-bubble and playing the tournaments since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic last year as well.
Notably, the ECB has decided to ease the rules for the upcoming India-England Test series which will begin from the 4th of August. However, it didn’t become fruitful as the main team had to isolate following some of their players and support had been tested positive for the deadly virus just before the series against Pakistan and they had to play with a rather inexperienced team. But, they have won the series as well.
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On the other hand, India’s young Rishabh Pant and one of the support staff were also tested positive for the COVID-19 and two players are in isolation also. However, Aakash Chopra feels that a softer quarantine might cause havoc and it could be backfired as well.
“They are saying it will be a softer bubble, which means it is not that strict and if it is not strict, the virus does not take a long time to enter. I am now slightly concerned about what is going to happen,” remarked Chopra. “It seems the right thing to hear that there are lengthy bio-bubbles, obviously, there is fatigue and it takes a toll but what does it mean for the series? You saw just now that you had cases in the series against Pakistan and you fielded a new team, which also won but God forbid something like this happens in the Test matches.”
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“You have opened the entire country, you could be the super spreader, you are the one who is actually going to be spreading it to the world. You are allowing the full crowd to the matches, it’s not behind closed doors anymore,” concluded Aakash Chopra.
