BCCI to conduct 4 COVID-19 tests per player before permitting participation in IPL 2020

Indian Premier League 2020 (IPL 2020) season will launch on September 19 in United Arab Emirates (UAE), as recently confirmed by Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and IPL Governing Council. tournament was originally intended to launch on March 29 but ongoing coronavirus global pandemic enforced months of delay and a change in venue. It has been reportedly learned that all IPL 2020 franchises and broadcasters are awaiting Standard Operating Procedure’s (SOP) from BCCI regarding biosecurity measures and strict guidelines ir players will have to go through in desert country.

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BCCI taking tips for biosecurity measures from ECB for IPL 2020

According to a recent report by InsideSport, BCCI is creating strict guidelines for IPL 2020 where players will be taking a minimum of two coronavirus tests before boarding ir flights for UAE. Also, IPL franchises will be organising ir own flights for ir respective players who will be undergoing two more coronavirus tests after reaching UAE. players will be moved out of quarantine facility in UAE only after y are tested negative of contagious disease.

Even when IPL 2020 action kicks off, only a minimum number of players will be allowed in dressing room and one must be seen out venturing in open. aforementioned rules and measures are applicable for all cricketers as well as franchise officials, BCCI travelling members, ground staff, drivers and broadcast team members.

report also indicates that BCCI interim CEO Hemang Amin recently reached out to England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) officials to take tips for creating a safe bio-bubble. A BCCI source said that ECB did a “tremendous job” by successfully hosting ir recently-concluded three-match Test series against West Indies.

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VIVO IPL schedule 2020

VIVO IPL schedule 2020 is expected to be anunced on Sunday, August 2 through a teleconference meeting. meeting will be held between IPL 2020 governing council and BCCI members. Apart from anuncing VIVO IPL schedule 2020, meeting will also confirm status of biosecurity measures to be followed by players at impending T20 event in UAE.

IPL 2020: UAE corona cases

According to most recent UAE corona cases updates, around 375 new coronavirus positive patients emerged in desert country on July 29 to take ir overall tally to nearly 60,000. Statistically, situation is better in UAE than in India, where positive cases have risen to over 1.5 million. For player’s safety and precautionary measures amidst daily UAE corona cases, BCCI will be creating aforementioned bio-bubble which will also include IPL 2020 being played behind closed doors.

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Disclaimer: above UAE corona cases information is sourced from various websites and media reports. website does t guarantee a 100% accuracy of number of UAE corona cases.

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