ICC T20 World Cup: Ahead of the Men’s T20 World Cup in Australia, the COVID-19 regulations have been loosened by the International Cricket Council (ICC), the sport’s global regulatory body. It has been stated that players who will test positive will still be allowed to compete. Follow T20 World Cup LIVE updates with InsideSport.IN
ICC T20 World Cup: ICC relaxes COVID rules for T20 WC, Cricketers to play matches even after testing COVID positive, Check Details
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The ICC says there won’t be any mandatory testing during the competition and there won’t be an isolation time if player contracts COVID-19. Instead, the ICC have asked team doctors to make the decision and “to assess whether it is suitable” for players to compete if they contract COVID-19 as per cricket.com.au report. This week, the mandatory COVID-19 isolation rules imposed by the Australian Federal Government came to an end.
Teams will however be permitted to make squad changes should a player return a positive PCR test, with the infected player then allowed to return to the squad upon returning a negative test.
The Commonwealth Games in Birmingham earlier this year adopted a similar stance, wherein people who tested positive for the virus were handled on a case-by-case basis and not necessarily barred from participation.
In August, McGrath tested positive on a dramatic morning of the gold medal match but was eventually permitted to play. She wore a mask while off the field and sat away from teammates while they batted, but was later welcomed into celebrations after the Aussies defeated India.
ICC T20 World Cup
The eighth ICC Men’s T20 World Cup is set to be the biggest and the best yet, with 16 teams playing 45 matches in seven Australian cities between 16 October and 13 November.
Seven venues across Australia will be used in total during the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022, with the Melbourne Cricket Ground hosting the final and the semi-finals set to be played at Adelaide Oval and the Sydney Cricket Ground.
The Gabba in Brisbane, Kardinia Park in Geelong, Bellerive Oval in Hobart, and Perth Stadium are the other host venues.
