Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Sourav Ganguly defends Rishabh Pant after the wicketkeeper-batsman examined constructive for COVID-19 in England forward of India’s five-match Test collection in opposition to the hosts on Friday. did.
On Thursday, the BCCI revealed that Pant and coaching assistant Dayanand Gurney examined constructive for the virus in England and won’t journey with the remainder of the crew to Durham the place India is ready to play a three-day warm-up match.
The BCCI mentioned in a press assertion that Pant was “asymptomatic” and “will be able to join the team in Durham after two negative RT-PCR tests return.”
Three others – wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha, opener Abhimanyu Easwaran, and bowling coach B Arun – have been recognized as shut contacts of Garani. They have been requested to restrict themselves to their rooms for 10 days as a precaution.
Ganguly, in dialog with News18, defended Pant and mentioned that “it is physically impossible to wear a mask all the time”. “We have recently seen the European Championship and Wimbledon in England. The rules have changed. They were on leave and it is physically impossible to wear masks all the time,” he mentioned.
After the ICC World Test Championship closing, the crew was given a 20-day break, throughout which Pant was seen through the UEFA Euro 2020 last-16 match between England and Germany at Wembley Stadium in London.
Asked concerning the possibility of opening within the absence of injured Shubman Gill, Ganguly mentioned, “I do not intervene in all these issues. The crew administration will determine this.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
