West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell will be making his debut for the Melbourne Stars on Friday, December 10 in their match against Sydney Thunder at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground in the 2021-22 season of the Big bash League (BBL). However, he has been asked to follow certain rules before he takes the field. To start with, the veteran can’t come in contact with his teammates.
Andre Russell has been asked to enter the MCG through an alternate entryway, go through an alternate lift, and set in changing areas. Even for the warm-ups, he’ll need to remain somewhere around two meters from the players and support staff. He is suggested not to give high fives while celebrating a dismissal and a different receiver will be set up for him during post-match interviews.
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On leaving the ground, Andre Russell should avoid his colleagues and will rejoin teh team following seven days of isolation. According to reports in Fox Sports, Cricket Australia has planned the standards and conveyed them to the Stars. The choice was taken remembering the wellbeing and prosperity of the cricketers in the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rules for Andre Russell :
- Maintain 2 meters distance from teammates and other people
- Use a different gate to enter the stadium
- Use different washrooms
- Do not celebrate during wickets with teammates
- Use separate microphone
- Use different dressing room
World-class players at the MCG 😍
Be there to see Dre Russ light it up tomorrow night 🎇 #TeamGreen | https://t.co/C9dnTQlsMS pic.twitter.com/qkgRzpGa3U
— Melbourne Stars (@StarsBBL) December 9, 2021
Cricket Australia has taken suffered measures to minimize the risk of COVID-19 positive case in the ongoing Big Bash League. Andre Russell has spent only 72 hours quarantine in Sydney and stayed in Melbourne on Thursday night after landing in Australia earlier this week.
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In the meantime, Stars’ head coach David Hussey was delighted to have Russell in the mix, as he said, “To have someone of Andre’s quality play for the Melbourne Stars is a huge signing for our club. We want our Stars family to watch the best players in action at the MCG and Andre is world class. I can’t wait to work with him in the time that he’s here and look forward to his debut on Friday nigh.”
