Southampton Test: England cricket team gave a message of social distancing

Message of social distancing in Southampton Test

Due to Coronavirus, the game of cricket all over the world was braked. The Test match began in Southampton between England and the West Indies from 8 July, following which international cricket returned once again, and was also welcomed by cricket fans. Significantly, international cricket has started again after the 117-day gap and this will be the first time in the last 46 years after the practice of limited-overs cricket, while no international matches were played for more than 100 days. The current Southampton Test was last played in ODIs on 13 March 2020 in Sydney.

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In the Rose Bowl field, strict instructions have been given to the players to avoid corona virus infection. Cricketers are not allowed to join hands, use saliva or spit to shine the ball, high five to celebrate. The England cricket team gave its message through its photo session. The ICC has tweaked a picture in which the English team players are making a photo session by making another. The tweet reads, 'Social distancing team photo.' However, many England players have also been seen celebrating by coming close to the ground.

https://twitter.com/ICC/status/1281762891310469121?s=20

England and West Indies players are trying to mold themselves in this new rule of keeping distance, but sometimes they make a mistake. This happened during the toss in the Southampton Test.

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After the toss, West Indies captain Jason Holder extended his hands for a handshake from England captain Ben Stokes. In response, Stokes also began to raise his hand, when Stokes suddenly remembered the rule and he hit the fist with the hand of the holder. After this incident, all the people present in the field started laughing.