Both India and England have been in quarantine at the Hotel Leela Palace in Chennai. The two sides arrived at the hotel on January 27 and have since been in hotel rooms as they underwent a rigorous schedule of COVID-19 testing.
The BCCI announced the same on Monday, disclosing that players will begin training from Monday evening before taking to the nets from Tuesday.
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) released a similar statement. However, unlike India, England will only begin training outdoors from Tuesday.
England trio already training ahead of India series
While Joe Root and Co will begin training from Tuesday, several of their teammates have already been training outdoors. Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer and Rory Burns came out of quarantine a few days ago because they landed in India earlier than others. Taking to social media, England have been regularly posting updates about the trio’s training routine.
Both India and England will get just 3 days of training as a group ahead of the 1st Test in Chennai. Although the series opener will be played in an empty stadium, it was confirmed today that the 2nd Test from February 13 will see fans return to the stadium in the country for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
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