The IPL team owners want to have three days of quarantine for the players instead of six days as mentioned in the BCCI’s SOP. They also want the board to consider outings to specific restaurants, include specific activities for players during the tournament with adequate measures.
Early depart of gamers and three-day quarantine in demand
On Wednesday night a lot of factors will be discussed in the meeting as informed by a BCCI official to PTI. According to the BCCI Standard Operating Procedure the gamers and help workers might be examined on day one, day three, and day six of their quarantine in the UAE; and after clearing that, they are going to be allowed to coach. The BCCI official who spoke to PTI about all these, informed about one of the points of the notes sent by franchises, “…Subject to the advice of medical professionals, can we consider allowing players to practice by staying in the bubble, with three days of quarantining instead of six days?”
The teams are not instructed to depart for UAE earlier than August 20. But not all of the franchises are okay with it. “Can teams be allowed to arrive anytime post August 15, instead of August 20 as mentioned, to accommodate the quarantine period and still have enough time for practice and preparations of players?”, the note read. The official mentioned, “Most players have not had much game-time in the last six months and are looking forward to as much practice as possible.”
The franchises also early on-boarding of players joining in from the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) and the bilateral series between England and Australia, which concludes on September 16.“CPL concludes on September 10 and the bilateral series between England and Australia concludes on September 16. These two occasions account for almost 25 gamers collaborating in the IPL. Subject to the steerage of medical professionals, can we think about early on-boarding of these gamers?”
IPL franchises want BCCI to tweak SOP
The franchises further want the BCCI to work on the SOP as “Currently the SOP suggests that they cannot interact with the squad, unless they are a part of the bubble. Owners will not be able to spend three months in a bubble. Therefore, are there any particular protocol-primarily based medical recommendation which could be thought-about for rare interactions with homeowners and households?”
As the long duration of the tournament could be tiring for the players in such a situation staying in a bubble, the franchises want the board to tweak the SOP a little. “One large space of concern is the nicely-being of the gamers as they keep in a bubble for 80+ days. The pressures of aggressive sport don’t make it any simpler.” The note read, “We understand protocol and bubble strategy from the England versus West Indies series included activities such as golf, visits to specific restaurants and visits to some pre-determined places. Can IPL consider this with advice of medical professionals?”
“Can the IPL also consider allowing food orders from designated delivery outlets using contact-less deliveries to the hotel,” the query continued.
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