Team India is serving their isolation period in Mumbai ahead of the England tour, where they will play against New Zealand in the all-important World Test Championship Final in Southampton from June 18. In August, India will lock horns against England in a mouthwatering five-match Test series.
The Indian players have started their preparations before the tour as they were seen hitting the gym after completing the mandatory room isolation. Now, players are moved to the bio-bubble after going through a tough quarantine period.
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Notably, the Mumbai-based players and support staff were initially not allowed to mingle with the rest of the squad members, who came in from different parts of the country, as a precautionary measure. The likes of Kohli, Rahane, Rohit Sharma and Ravi Shastri had to observe room quarantine for 8 days before they could join the team bubble.
BCCI’s official Instagram handle posted a video, where Indian players were seen doing the gym session on Monday.
The caption of the video reads, “Preps in full swing as #TeamIndia sweat it out in the gym ahead of the ICC World Test Championship Final.”
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Indian players were last played in the now-suspended Indian Premier League 2021. The league was suspended indefinitely when the coronavirus breached into the bio-bubble and several players caught the virus. BCCI decided the inevitable and suspended the league on May 4 with 31 games remaining in the season.
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The board named a full-strength 20-member squad for the England tour. The team will reach England on June 3 and will be required to serve another isolation period in Southampton’s hotel, which is attached to the Hampshire Bowl stadium.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has released their plans for how both India and New Zealand will come into the contest. They mentioned India will be under a ‘managed isolation’ and will be allowed to practice after a few days.
