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BCCI considering break after WTC final to allow players 'switch off' time

Addressing the issue of prolonged stay of players inside the biosecure bubble, the BCCI is considering a break of some weeks in the period between the conclusion of the World Test Championship final against New Zealand and the start of the Test series against England.

The WTC final is scheduled to conclude on June 23 including a reserve day for the big clash and the Test series against England is scheduled to begin on August 04. 

A report by the news agency PTI has quoted an unnamed BCCI official saying that players will be allowed to leave the bubble to go on a holiday or meeting friends and family in order to ‘switch off’ the hustle and bustle of playing international games while staying in isolation.

“As skipper Virat Kohli and coach Ravi Shastri had told the media at the pre-departure press conference, there will be a break. There is a six-week gap between WTC final and opening Test against England, so we had to address the issue of players’ well-being. Within UK, they can disperse off, go for a holiday, meet friends and family,” PTI quoted a BCCI official as saying.

“Most of them have come to UK for multiple times and have friends and acquaintances around the country. It’s only fair that they can switch off,” PTI quotes the official further.

The team has already reached Southampton and started their preparation for the WTC final against New Zealand.

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