Xtra Time Web Desk: Team India will start preparing for the World Test Championship final against New Zealand in the United Kingdom, which is scheduled to be held from June 18, by entering into a bio-bubble in India itself for 8 days. This will be followed by a 10 day quarantine in the UK before they take on the Kiwis in Southampton.
A BCCI official explained the plans in an interview to ANI. “Once in UK on June 2, the boys will go for another 10-day quarantine. But this time the cricketers can train as they are moving from the bubble in India to the bubble in England in a charter plane. A bubble to bubble move lets them train even though there will be continuous testing at all times and no further movement,” the official said.
The boys in blue will be in the UK for about 3 months, and as such, provisions have also been made for them to travel with their families. “Not just the duration of the tour, the COVID-19 restrictions also mean you cannot move around the place. There will be more than a month’s gap between the Test Championship final and the opening Test against England in Trent Bridge from August 4. The players will have their families travelling with them,” the official added on the matter. The WTC final is all set to be an interesting clash, and fans will be hoping to catch a game for the ages.