After showing negative results for the third round of Covid-19 testing, the West Indies side has been cleared to leave the bio-secure bubble they were in since their arrival in New Zealand. Earlier, the team was reprimanded by the local Ministry of Health for breaching the coronavirus containment protocols and was barred from training. Windies contingent who had reached the country directly from the Island nation will now travel to Queenstown on November 13 for a pair of scheduled warm-up games before the commencement of the T20 series.
West Indies coach Phil Simmons had come forward and apologised for the lapses made by the Windies side. He apologised to the New Zealand government and the public who allowed them the chance to come to the country to play cricket. He called the lapses embarrassing for the West Indies team and management.
Meanwhile, players from both New Zealand and West Indies who were part of the Indian Premier League have arrived from the United Arab Emirates and New Zealand Cricket has said that all of them passed the initial round of screening. They too will have to spend a period of 14 days in isolation in Christchurch before they could hit the ground in a bid to prepare for the series.
The Blackcaps and Windies are set to lock horns for a three-match T20 series scheduled to start from November 27 which will be followed by a two-match Test series beginning on December 3.
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