India vs Australia: Five Indian players, including Rohit, in isolation; investigation into possible breach of COVID protocol, says Cricket Australia | Cricket News – Times of India
While BCCI brass had initially dominated out any investigation on its half, Cricket Australia’s late assertion stated a joint probe is on and the 5 have been remoted from the remaining crew after a fan put out a video of them consuming at an indoor restaurant on Twitter. The individual claimed that he had hugged Pant however later retracted.
“The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and Cricket Australia (CA) were today alerted to a video post on social media that purported to show Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant, Shubman Gill, Prithvi Shaw and Navdeep Saini consuming at an indoor venue in Melbourne on New Year’s Day,” CA stated in an announcement.
India and Australia are engaged in a four-Test collection proper now and the third match is because of begin on January 7 in Sydney.
As per protocol, gamers are allowed to eat out in outside settings, following social distancing norms.
“The BCCI and CA are investigating the matter and seeking to determine whether the outing constitutes a breach of bio-security protocols.”
The isolation protocols have been put in place after consulting with medical groups.
“…on the advice of the Australian and Indian medical teams, the aforementioned players have been placed in isolation as a precaution.
“This will embrace separating the group of gamers from the broader Indian and Australian squads when travelling and on the coaching venue,” CA additional acknowledged.
However, the gamers can be permitted to coach in accordance with the protocols which have been put in place.
