Sourav Ganguly wants shorter quarantine period for Team India on Australia tour

Quarantine period for Team India on Australia tour

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Sourav Ganguly, wants a shorter quarantine period for Team India on Australia tour for the Test series this year as they do not want the players to go so far for 2 weeks. Sitting in his hotel rooms.

The rules of the game have changed due to the corona virus epidemic. International cricket has resumed after March with the current Test series between England and the West Indies. Players have to stay in Quarantine for 2 weeks and they are tested for corona virus before the match starts in the empty stadium.

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However, Ganguly is hopeful that the Indian team may get some leeway during the Australia tour. India has to play a series of 4 Test matches on this tour, which includes the Day-Night Test. Ganguly said, "We have confirmed that tour. We are going in December. We are only hoping that something will be reduced during the Quarantine days. '

He said, 'Because we don't want the players to go so far and sit in hotel rooms for 2 weeks. It is very depressing and depressing. "Ganguly said," And as I said Australia and New Zealand are in good shape, except Melbourne. " So from that point of view we are going there and hope that the Quarantine days will be short and we will be able to return to cricket. '

There have been more than 9000 confirmed cases of corona virus in Australia so far, of which more than 7,500 have recovered from the disease. So far 107 people have died due to this deadly disease. Ganguly said that the Australia series will give a new path to career for captain Virat Kohli. He said, 'I do not know whether I will remain in the post till December or not. But this term of the captain will be the criteria. This series will be like a milestone. '

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Ganguly said, "I am in touch with him (Kohli), telling him that you have to be fit." You haven't played cricket for 6 months. "He said," You have to make sure that your best bowlers are ready and fit for the tour. Then whether it is Mohammed Shami or Jaspreet Bumrah or Ishant Sharma or Hardik Pandya, when they reach Australia, their top matches should be on fitness. '

The former Indian captain also mentioned the difficulties faced by the board in the midst of this epidemic. He said, 'This is unrealistic. We have not been to our office in Mumbai for 4 months. This is my 7th or 8th month as BCCI President, out of which 4 months were lost to Corona Wise.

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On a petition filed in the BCCI Supreme Court for extension of his and Secretary Jai Shah's tenure, Ganguly said, "I don't know if we will get the extension or not." If not, we will not continue in office, I will do something else. ”According to the administrative reforms of the Lodha Committee, which limits the tenure of office bearers, the tenure of Ganguly and Shah is ending this month.