Johannesburg: South Africa and Rajasthan Royals all-rounder Chris Morris is “relieved” to be back home safe after seeing ‘chaos’ unfold once COVID-19 cases in the IPL biobubble came to light.
Morris and his ten other South African players reached home after the IPL was suspended after six cases of Covid-19 – four players and two coaches from three different teams.
“Look, of course I’m relieved,” Morris, who is currently undergoing a mandatory ten-day quarantine, told iol.co.za.
Morris said they were of the COVID business in Kolkata Knight Riders – Varun Chakravarthy and Sandeep Warrier – Sunday night.
“The moment we hear players in the bubble test positive, everyone starts asking questions. The alarm bells have definitely started to ring for all of us, ”he said. “When they postponed that match (between Kolkata and Royal Challengers Bangalore) on Monday, we knew the tournament was under pressure to continue.”
The T20 league was suspended after Sunrisers tested positive for Hyderabad’s wicketkeeper-batsman Wridhimman Saha and Delhi Capitals’ Amit Mishra on Tuesday.
Later, Chennai Super Kings’ bowling coach L Balaji and batting coach Michael Hussey also contracted the virus.
‘I talked to our team doctor, whose room was across the street from my mine in the hotel, and Kumar (Sangakarra, the head coach of Royals) came around the corner and pulled his finger across his throat, and then we knew it. was over, ”Morris said.
‘And then it was chaos! The English guys in particular panicked because they first had to isolate themselves in hotels in England and apparently there were no rooms. ”
Source: Telangana Today