The Indian board has not made any formal announcements on the T20 Challenge, its fixtures, or the squads’ make-up since August 2. However, it is understood that along with the support staff of the three teams, the Indian players, coming in from several states with substantial Covid-19 caseloads including Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, and West Bengal, are expected to reach Dubai by October 21. The coming together of the Indian international and domestic players in Mumbai, home to the BCCI headquarters, with some 2.2 lakh Covid-19 cases reported to date in the city, will also mark their first inter-state or inter-city travel undertaken for playing commitments under the BCCI since the pandemic took hold in India mid-March. All domestic cricket – both women’s and men’s – run by the BCCI has remained suspended since.
As revealed earlier, the third edition of the T20 Challenge is likely to run from November 4 to 9 during the IPL playoffs week, with all squads put up in one hotel –––- which will likely be in Dubai –––- under a strictly monitored biosecure environment. Just like the eight IPL franchises, the women’s contingent, too, will undergo a mandatory six-day quarantine at the team hotel during which tests will be carried out on days one, three and five. Once they clear all three tests, they will be allowed to start training. The tournament is likely to be preceded by a stipulated number of training sessions, most likely four for each team. Though there will hardly be any Australians or New Zealanders participating in the tournament ––- a clash in its scheduling with the Women’s Big Bash League, which begins on October 25, has rendered that close to impossible ––- representation from Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and a few other countries is likely.
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