Australian pace bowler Nathan Coulter-Nile has supported his teammates who have decided to leave home midway from the 14th edition of the IPL. However, he felt safer being in the Mumbai Indians’ bio-bubble as India have been fighting against the deadly second wave of the COVID-19 virus. Rajasthan Royals speedster Andrew Tye has left for Perth in the wake of a COVID-19 surge whereas Royal Challengers Bangalore’s Kane Richardson and Adam Zampa have also pulled out giving personal reasons.
“Everyone’s got their own opinions on it and different situations for them,” Coulter-Nile told cricket.com.au. “I was surprised to see AJ go home, and then Zamps and Richo, but when you speak to them, you definitely understand where they’re coming from. I spoke to Zamps a little while ago and he made a very compelling argument for going home. But for me, I feel like it’s safer for me to stay in the bubble than try and get home at the moment.”
On the other hand, other Australian players like David Warner, Glenn Maxwell, Pat Cummins and Steve Smith are still part of the league. Meanwhile, getting out of the country has become tougher day by day with some countries, which also included the UK and New Zealand, imposing travel bans as well.
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“…I feel like something’s got to give for getting home. I’m just going to wait and see how that plays out. Worst comes to worst, we’ll have to quarantine in Dubai for a couple of weeks before we can fly home. But I’m sure it will get sorted,” said Nathan Coulter-Nile.
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“We have a rapid response test in the morning ahead of another test later in the day, and then one at night as well. And that’s for everyone – players, staff, the people who do laundry, cleaners, everyone. In terms of testing, they are pretty onto it. I’m as confident (in the bubble) as you can be. All the protocols and measures are in place, I can’t think of anything more we could be doing. As long as everyone follows them – that’s the hardest bit, there’s a lot of moving parts – but if everyone does the right thing, we should be fine,” Nathan Coulter-Nile concluded.
India has so far reported more than three lakhs of positive cases for the last few days.
