Indian cricketers are currently on a break in the UK ahead of the five-match Test series against hosts England and the cricketers will be given their second dose of COVID-19 vaccines on July 7 and 9.
Sources in the know of developments said the second round of vaccination has been planned for the Indian cricketers who will also play a couple or a single warm-up game with a select County XI before the 5 Tests.
Indian Cricketers Will Take 2nd Dose Of Covid-19 Vaccine On July 7 And 9
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is likely to organize a tour game for the visiting Indian team later this month. It will be a three-day game with Select County XI from July 20 to 22.
“The second dosage has been planned for the cricketers and they will be vaccinated on Wednesday and Friday,” the source said.
While the Indian team is currently on a break after the completion of the World Test Championship, they are set to go into quarantine in Durham from July 14.
Indian cricketers, who are in the UK for a five-Test series, will continue their 20-day break as of now and few of them will receive their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday even as England’s ODI team has been forced into isolation after an outbreak of the virus in its squad.
While England is struggling with fresh COVID-19 cases, all the Indian players and support staff, who have already received the first jab of Covishield, will get their second dose in batches on July 7 and 9, as planned by the BCCI.
Indian Cricketers Will Play A Warm Up Game Before 5 Tests Vs England
The Indian players are also set to play a warm-up game from July 20 to 22 after the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) requested the English and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to arrange for a practice game before the first Test gets underway on August 4.
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is likely to organize a tour game for the visiting Indian team later this month. It will be a three-day game with Select County XI from July 20 to 22.
While speaking to the media in the virtual press conference at the end of the World Test Championship final against New Zealand, Virat Kohli had said his side wanted first-class games ahead of the series against England, but they have not been given that.
Presently, most of the players are in and around London enjoying time off with their families and partners. A few are in the countryside. Once the players assemble in London, they are expected to be tested again and then allowed to enter the bio-bubble. England has seen a rise in Delta-3 variant cases in the country.
“Ishant hurt his bowling hand while stopping the ball and had to get three stitches. But he will be ready for the Tests against England which starts on August 4,” a source had said.
Opener Shubman Gill was ruled out for eight weeks after he suffered a shin injury while pacer Ishant Sharma had suffered an injury to his bowling hand and had to get three stitches but unlike batsman Shubman Gill, he is set to be fit in time.