Prithvi Shaw, Suryakumar Yadav To Fly From Colombo To UK On July 31 On Special Provision- Reports

Suryakumar Yadav and Prithvi Shaw will be flying to the United Kingdom from Colombo on Saturday (July 31) after the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) made use of a special provision that permits Elite Sportspersons in UK this summer.

Both Suryakumar Yadav and Prithvi Shaw have been added as replacements in the India Test squad for the upcoming five-match Test series against England in the UK. India has suffered a barrage of injuries on their tour as opener Shubman Gill was ruled out after the WTC final with a shin stress fracture.

Then, all-rounder, Washington Sundar hurt a ligament in his bowling finger and fast bowler Avesh Khan broke his left thumb during the practice match between Indians and the Select County XI in Durham a few weeks back. This led to BCCI being forced to send reinforcements to the UK.

Prithvi Shaw And Suryakumar Yadav To Undergo Quarantine For 10 Days In UK

Both Suryakumar Yadav and Prithvi Shaw were in Sri Lanka, which is a Red List country under the UK Government’s travel advisory. Normally, only travelers from Green List or Amber List countries are allowed in the UK. Those traveling from the Red List countries — which Sri Lanka is — can be allowed only if they are the UK and Irish citizens.

Also, the two players will need to undergo quarantine for 10 days in the UK, which will effectively rule them out of the first two Test matches which will begin in Trent Bridge on August 4 and in Lord’s on August 12.

“The UK Government created Elite player exemption earlier this summer to help the Indian touring party travel in the first place. The same rule was used for other sports like football and tennis for the Euros and Wimbledon. And now that is being used for the two new players,” a top ECB official told Cricbuzz on Friday (July 30).

On the other hand, the Indian team in England will travel to Nottingham on Saturday, the venue for the first Test which starts on August 4. Their final net session in Durham on Friday was canceled due to bad weather.

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