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DUBAI, (Reuters) – Any planned violation of this year’s Indian Premier League biosecurity bubble through a Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) player can jeopardize the tournament and have “serious consequences” for him, the IPL team said.
Strict COVID-19 protocols have been launched for the eight-team tournament, to be played in the United Arab Emirates from 19 September after being moved from a pandemic-scoured India.
“We have a document written through the BCCI (Indian Cricket Board) that is necessarily a component of his contract,” RCB team director Mike Hesson said at his first virtual team assembly on Monday, the video of which was posted on the team’s website. On the occasion of an accidental violation, the former Head Coach of New Zealand said the player would be offside for a week and would have to pass several COVID-19 tests before he was allowed to return.
“If there is a biobubble rupture and it is a planned act, it becomes a contract between the player and RCB. He’ll be treated very seriously,” Hesson said.
“So there will be strong consequences if the players do this. Each player on each team will have to point out a document that necessarily explains the consequences,” he said.
English sprinter Jofra Archer failed a checkup for disciplinary reasons last month following an unauthorized detour home during a holiday from Southampton to Manchester.
Upon receiving his teammates in Dubai, RCB captain Virat Kohli said a mistake could derail the entire tournament.
“I would expect everyone to be on the same page in terms of securing the bubble at all times and making sure nothing is compromised because a mistake by one of us can literally ruin the total tournament and none of us would need to. “Do it, Kohli said in comments posted on the team’s website.
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