The Indian team is reluctant to travel to Brisbane for the fourth and final Test if more restrictions are imposed on the players. India has been pretty clear that there would be no restrictions in freedom of movement of the players once they are done with the initial 14-day quarantine.
"If you look at it, we were quarantining for 14 days in Dubai before landing in Sydney and doing so for another 14 days. That means we were in a hard bubble for nearly a month before coming out. What we don't want now is to quarantine again at the end of the tour," a source in the Indian team told Cricbuzz.
"We aren't keen on going to Brisbane if it means being stuck in the hotel again, except for going to the ground. Instead we don't mind being in some other city, playing both Test matches there to complete the series and returning home," he added. The Indian team is scheduled to travel to Sydney by train on Monday (January 4) and begins the third Test on Thursday (January 7). Later, the team members along with some broadcast staff are set to travel to Queensland on a chartered flight. The team will travel to Brisbane despite the state having closed the borders to New South Wales. “We have cooperated with Cricket Australia at every step with regards to following the protocols within the bubble," the source said.
The source further said that the management isn’t in favour of sending the players in another bio-bubble. “If you look at it, we are one of only two teams who have had zero issues while being on a tour during this pandemic. We are not in favour of sending the players into another hard bubble," the source said. Earlier, the members of the Indian team, Rohit Sharma, Prithvi Shaw, Rishabh Pant, Shubman Gill and Navdeep Saini came under scanner after an alleged bio-bubble breach. The matter was investigated by the BCCI who eventually rubbished off the reports. The players though were kept in isolation as a precautionary measure.
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