A bio-secure environment or bio-bubble is planned to prevent the spread of coronavirus (Covid-19). With bio-secure venues for cricket matches, the International Cricket Council (ICC) and its member boards are aiming to minimise the risk of transmission of the virus from one person to another during an ongoing tournament or bilateral series.
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The brand that is India as a sports destination capable of hosting international events has suffered a blow
The bio-bubble arrangement that limits sportspersons' contact with the outside world and safeguards them from contracting Covid-19 is not completely impregnable, experts said on Friday
R Ashwin had 'sleepless nights' inside the IPL bio-bubble when most of his family members were suffering from Covid-19 and said he 'had to' leave the tournament midway
Tim Seifert's world stopped for a moment when he tested positive for Covid during the now suspended IPL but the wicket-keeper said he never felt vulnerable inside the tournament's bio-bubble
New Zealand wicketkeeper-batsman Tim Seifert, who was one of four KKR players to test positive for Covid-19, said his heart sank the moment he first heard result of his test
Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja on Monday began his quarantine period in Mumbai ahead of the team's departure to the UK for the World Test Championship (WTC) final
Virat Kohli & boys' preparation for the ICC World Test Championship final against New Zealand in the UK -- from June 18 -- will start on May 25 when they enter the bio-bubble created for them in India
Cricket South Africa Director Graeme Smith says none of the country's players, who took part in the now-postponed IPL, 'felt at risk' during their stay in India
Some Indian players who participated in the recently-suspended IPL 2021 have revealed with a couple of them also asserting that it wasn't as 'tight' as it was last year
Four premier English counties -- Middlesex, Surrey, Warwickshire and Lancashire -- have expressed interest in hosting the remaining 31 games of the Indian Premier League
BCCI president Sourav Ganguly said that it is difficult to say how the Indian Premier League's bio-bubble was breached and the report that the board got had shown that there was no breach
IPL chairman said BCCI will 'find a way' to send league's foreign recruits back to their respective countries after the event was suspended indefinitely due to a Covid-19 outbreak in its bio-bubble
Star India, the official broadcaster of the Indian Premier League, supported the BCCI's decision to indefinitely suspend the lucrative T20 event due to a Covid-19 outbreak in its bio-bubble
India skipper Kohli feels rotation policy is the way forward in the age of bio-bubbles as mental fatigue caused by restrictive quarantines will make it extremely difficult for players to stay hungry
The English team flew to Chennai on a charter flight from Sri Lanka on Wednesday and were tested on arrival at the airport
Australia's limited-overs captain Aaron Finch has become the latest big name in world cricket to raise concerns over playing regularly in bio-secure bubbles
Indian and English cricketers have started arriving at Chennai for quarantine before the first Test starts on February 5
Australian skipper Tim Paine admitted that life inside a bio-bubble could be challenging for the Indian team in an alien land without family
The re-scheduled ODI series will mean that the teams play back-to-back games on Sunday and Monday. England's tour finishes with the third ODI on Wednesday.
It will be first time during Covid-19 pandemic that crowds will be allowed in the stadium during an international cricket tournament. Check IND vs AUS full schedule, match time, live streaming details