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cricKet at a glance

indians ready for Wtc Finals as the

suspended ipl circuit may come back

Mayank Agarwal preparing for the Test match against New Zealand in Southampton

and is pretty much excited for the summit clash

Our Bureau
the UK for the upcoming WTC
Southampton/Mumbai final against New Zealand and
then the five-match Test series
ndia opener Mayank Agar- against England.
wal is extensively preparing
Ifor the World Test Champi- On the other hand, the wom-
onship (WTC) final against New en’s team will lock horns against
Zealand in Southampton and is England in a one-off Test, three
T20Is, and three ODIs.
pretty much excited for the sum- The BCCI had made a fool-
mit clash. proof plan for the national team
Mayank on Thursday shared
a picture in Team India’s new before they depart for the UK to
training jersey. The right-hand- play the WTC final against New
ed batsman can be seen smil- Zealand and the five-match Test
series against England.
ing as he poses for the picture. The roadmap drawn had
“Preparations are going strong arrangements made for all the
and the excitement is building players to undergo three RT-
up,” Mayank captioned the post IPL matches will be back in September
on his Instagram story. PCR tests before assembling in
India all-rounder Ravindra Mumbai.
Almost all the members of
Jadeja shared pictures of his the Indian contingent set to
quarantine routine and also post- depart for the UK have taken
ed a picture in the new training the first dose of their Covid-19
kit. Mayank and Jadeja are gear- vaccine and will also be admin-
ing up for the WTC final and are
quarantined as Team India pre- istered the second COVID-19
pares to leave for the UK tour. vaccine by the UK health de-
After completing the two- partment.
week quarantine in Mumbai, Bcci looking at sept-oct
the team will undergo another window to complete ipl
10-day quarantine in the UK.
The second period will see them he suspended 14th edi-
first undergo a hard quarantine tion of the Indian Pre-
before they take the field to train Tmier League (IPL) is
for the WTC final against New likely to be played in UAE in
Zealand in Southampton, start- Mayank Agarwal the September 15 to October 15
ing June 18. window with the Board of Con-
The BCCI has ensured that Jadeja joins team india’s antine #mumbai.” Last week, trol for Cricket in India (BCCI)
the cricketers will get their second bio-bubble Mithali Raj, Ravichandran Ash- looking at a 25-day window for
dose of the COVID-19 vaccines win, Mohammed Siraj, Mayank the cash-rich league. Speaking
in England under the guidance ndian all-rounder Ravindra Agarwal, and Washington Sun- to ANI, sources in the know
of the UK health department. Jadeja on Monday began his dar reached the destination of developments said that the
The BCCI has made a fool- Iquarantine period in Mum- through a charter flight. BCCI is looking to host the 31
proof plan for the national team bai ahead of the team’s depar- The BCCI’s official handle games in 25 days provided the
before they depart for the UK ture to the UK for the World Test had tweeted pictures of these COVID-19 situation is in control.
and arrangements were made Championship (WTC) final. players flying to Mumbai and “See, at present all plans
for all the players to undergo Jadeja shared a picture on they captioned the post as: “First need to be made keeping the
three RT-PCR tests before as- Instagram and captioned the stop, Mumbai. #TeamIndia. COVID-19 situation in mind.
sembling in Mumbai on May 19. post as “Journey started. #quar- The men’s team will leave for Continued on next page... >>

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