Taking into consideration the uncertainties onvolving the Covid-19 pandemic, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has asked all the eight franchises to finish the vaccination of the players traveling to the UAE for the second leg of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 is fully vaccinated before they leave the country. The 14th edition of the IPL came to the haul as Covid cases hit the team camps. It was then decided that the remainder of the IPL will be scheduled in the UAE and kick start from September 19.
The BCCI had announced the entire schedule of the remainder of IPL 2021 last month. According to the current scenario, the tournament will be played over 27 days, a total of 31 matches will be played. Ahead of the resumption of the tournament, it becomes pivotal that all the players and the members of the support staff are vaccinated to avoid any further concerns about the smooth running of the event.
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Describing the same, one of the sources of the Indian Express said, “We have been told that all those traveling should have completed taking both the doses of vaccination so that there is no problem once teams reach UAE. The quarantine process is most likely going to be seven days before teams can start training.”
The much-awaited tournament will be commencing with the Chennai Super Kings locking horns with Mumbai Indians for the first match of IPL 2021 in Dubai. When the teams faced each other in their previous encounter, Kieron Pollard had played a stunner innings to pull a victory for Mumbai Indians. The BCCI has confirmed that the England players will be available for the IPL and that comes as a sigh of relief for some of the franchises.
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On the other hand, Australia speedster Pat Cummins is likely to miss the remainder of the IPL. In video on his Youtube channel, Pat Cummins said, “Unfortunately, at this stage, I probably won’t be going to the IPL. I haven’t made an official call on it. But my partner is pregnant and our baby is due in the middle of the IPL. At the moment, there is a travel restriction to get back to Australia, you got to do 2 weeks quarantine.”
