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Ipl 2021 In uae

14 bio bubbles, quarantine for 6 days and

mandatory vaccination before the games

BCCI has come up with a 46-page health advisory which lays down all the pointers that

everyone associated with the IPL needs to follow

Our Bureau

Mumbai

ith the Indian Pre-
mier League (IPL)
Wall set to resume
in the United Arab Emirates
from September 19, the Board
of Control for Cricket in India
(BCCI) is leaving no stone un-
turned in ensuring health and
safety of all parties involved.
The board has come up with
a 46-page health advisory which
lays down all the pointers that
everyone associated with the BCCI general secretary Jay Shah and president Saurav Ganguly
IPL needs to follow in order to at a May meeting where the board decided that the remainder of IPL games (right) will be held in the UAE in the
ensure the smooth functioning September-October window, just before the T20 World Cup (ANI)
of the cash-rich league.
All franchises will have to down strict instructions that ev- the mandatory quarantine pe- franchises to ensure that every
quarantine for six days before eryone in the bubble must travel riod, provided they satisfy the member travelling to UAE for
being able to enter the bio-bub- through dedicated vehicles only below-mentioned criteria. Com- the remainder of the 14th edition
ble. The board has decided to and everyone has been asked to mentators and broadcast crew of the Indian Premier League is
set up 14 bio-bubbles and out of follow this guideline to the core. who are working on the above fully vaccinated before leaving
these 14, eight would belong to “During the IPL 2021, members three series’ can also avail bub- the country. “We have been told
franchises. within a bubble must travel only ble to bubble transfers provided that all those travelling should
“Within the Bio-Secure En- in the dedicated vehicles from a they satisfy the criteria,” states have completed taking both
vironment, 14 bubbles will be fleet of buses and cars accred- the advisory. the doses of vaccination so that
created as mentioned below: ited by BCCI, which will be sa- As for media and fans, the there is no problem once teams
Franchise teams and support nitised regularly. The drivers of advisory says: “The general reach UAE. The quarantine
staff - 8 Bubble, Match Officials all such vehicles will also be in public including media persons process is most likely going to
& Match Management Team - 3 the respective bubbles, tested will not have access to the bub- be seven days before teams can
Bubbles, Broadcast Commenta- regularly for COVID-19, and ble facilities as well as stadiums start training,” the source said.
tors and crew - 3 Bubbles.” undergo temperature screen- for any activities. In addition, The action will then shift to
“All franchise team mem- ing,” states the advisory. each agency and venue involved Abu Dhabi where the Kolkata
bers must quarantine in their Just like last year, the BCCI must risk assess their environ- Knight Riders will square off
hotel room for 6 full days be- has given go-ahead for bub- ment and associated processes against Royal Challengers Ban-
fore entering the bubble. Upon ble-to-bubble transfer hence the as they ordinarily would.” galore. Sharjah will host its first
arrival and before commenc- players coming from the Carib- The Doping Control Per- game on September 24 when
ing any group training activi- bean Premier League (CPL), sonnel (DCP) will also follow Royal Challengers Bangalore
ties, all team members who will will be able to enter the IPL the same social distancing and take on Chennai Super Kings.
be included in the bubble will bubble straight away. testing protocols as followed by In all, 13 matches will be held in
follow the below mentioned “Players and team support the franchise teams, before and Dubai, 10 in Sharjah, and 8 in
COVID-19 RT-PCR testing staff coming directly from the after arrival in the UAE. DCP Abu Dhabi.
plan. A nasopharyngeal swab bubble created for the England will also be covered under the Mumbai Indians will lock
will be taken for testing. Test re- vs India series, Sri Lanka vs Bio-Secure Environments pro- horns with CSK on September
ports are available within 8-12 South Africa series and the Ca- tocols and a separate Bio-Se- 19 to resume IPL 2021. The fi-
hours after sample collection,” ribbean Premier League (CPL) cure bubble will be created for nal game of the league stage
states the health advisory. may be permitted to join the them. will be played between Roy-
The board has also laid franchise squad without serving BCCI has asked all the eight al Challengers Bangalore and

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