India delay call on Sri Lanka tour amid travel restrictions

NEW DELHI: India‘s cricket board (BCCI) will anticipate extra readability on worldwide journey restrictions earlier than making a name on the limited-overs tour of Sri Lanka in July, a prime board official informed Reuters.

Virat Kohli’s crew are scheduled to play three one-dayers and the identical variety of Twenty20 Internationals in Sri Lanka however the collection is below menace attributable to measures imposed to battle the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Nothing has been determined as but, as a result of we’re not positive what could be the journey restrictions then,” BCCI treasurer Arun Singh Dhumal informed Reuters by phone.

“There isn’t any readability about it. So we’ll anticipate that and accordingly take a name.”

India has prolonged a nationwide lockdown to May 31 whereas all business flights out and in of Sri Lanka stay suspended not less than till the top of the month.

Bangladesh are being equally cautious for his or her three-test collection in Sri Lanka in July and August.

“We have to have a look at travelling restrictions in Bangladesh, and the quarantine protocols in each international locations,” Bangladesh Cricket Board chief government Nizamuddin Chowdhury informed ESPNcricinfo.

“We should be aware of the gamers’ readiness … we now have to determine different particulars about this tour.”

Sri Lanka have already needed to postpone residence collection towards England and South Africa due to the worldwide well being disaster.