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iPL 2021
game and glory go on under the
dark shadow of pandemic
Glimpses of action on and off the pitch and what is happening in the dressing rooms
along with Abhijit Salvi of BCCI
mid growing concerns said that a team of 12 doctors of
about the viability of the various hospitals of the national
Aongoing Indian Premier capital is providing medical cov-
League (IPL), doctor Yash Gu-
lati opined that the players are er to IPL teams in Delhi. This
safe inside the bio bubble and if medical team has three ortho-
a cricketer gets injured he would pedics, two intensivists, two eye
surgeons, two casualty officers,
be treated in a COVID-19 free two dental surgeons with two
facility. “Players and support fully equipped ambulances in
staff are living in a bubble. They the Arun Jaitley Stadium.
do not come in touch with any-
body else including their fam-
ily members, that’s my under- talent alone doesn’t take
you far: morgan
standing. The hotel staff where After suffering a seven-wick-
the players and support staff et loss against Delhi Capitals
are staying are quarantined and in the Indian Premier League
they are not allowed to go out of
the hotel. Also, when the play- (IPL), Kolkata Knight Riders
ers travel in a plane for other (KKR) skipper Eoin Morgan
cities even pilots of planes are Ravindra Jadeja of Chennai Super Kings celebrates his fifty during the said that his side has a talented
bunch of individuals, but only
being tested,” said Gulati, who match with the Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Wankhede Stadium, in talent cannot bring win for his
is one of the two Chief Medical Mumbai on Sunday. (ani Photo/iPL Twitter) side.
Coordinator providing Medical Prithvi Shaw and Shikhar
Cover to IPL in Delhi.
“They don’t have a chance to Dhawan starred with the bat as
contract this infection because Delhi Capitals defeated KKR
they are being tested repeat- by seven wickets here at the Na-
rendra Modi Stadium on Thurs-
edly untold. This is to prevent day. Shaw and Dhawan played
infection from reaching them. knocks of 82 and 46 respectively
If somebody comes out of that as Delhi Capitals registered a
so-called say security net, then
that person will be tested again win with 21 balls to spare. With
and again till it is ensured that this win, Delhi moved to the sec-
ond spot in the points table with
they are Covid free. So if some 10 points. “Very disappointed.
cricketer is injured, we will treat We were slow off the blocks with
him in the covid free facility, the bat, lost wickets in the mid-
he will be isolated and all the
Covid protocols will have to be dle period and Russell got us
followed until he is tested nega- to 150-plus. Then got slow off
tive,” he added. the blocks with the ball. Shaw
played brilliantly, nothing much
In light of the severe COVID we could do. Also shows how
situation in the country, the In- Prithvi Shaw and Shikhar Dhawan of Delhi Capitals during the match with good the surface was. We were
dian Premier League (IPL) has the Kolkata Knight Riders at the narendra Modi Stadium in ahmedabad on not good enough with all depart-
enforced stricter restrictions in Thursday. (ani Photo/iPL Twitter)
the bio-secure bubble. “Those ments. He (Cummins) is part of
inside the bubble cannot move of any injury, they have to be staff,” he said. our new ball plans,” Morgan told
outside the bubble and if they isolated in other places for the Gulati who is an overall host broadcaster Star Sports.
come out of the bubble in case safety of players and supporting medical manager/coordinator Continued on next page... >>
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