“I feel it’s a really challenging” Stokes about of staying in a bio-bubble.

Key points: 

1. Due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, cricket was suspended halfway in March 2020.
2. England was the first country in June to host a cricket series.
3. England’s fast bowler Jofra Archer was dropped from the squad hours before the second test match.
4. It’s very tough for players to live in a bio-bubble for a long time.

Due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, cricket was suspended halfway in March 2020. When Covid-19 exploded like flames around the planet, the cricketing universe wondered when their favourite sport would make a comeback. But England was the first country in June to host a cricket series.

In successive series, they played West Indies and Pakistan to begin the resumption of cricket. Although there was a provision that during the course of the series, players had to remain in bio-bubbles.

Jofra Archer was dropped hours before the match:

There were also stringent penalties levied on players who, without prior agreement, left the bubble. At Old Trafford in Manchester, England’s fast bowler Jofra Archer was dropped from the squad hours before the second test match against West Indies for breaching the team’s bio-secure protocols.

Before his self-isolation period was removed, Archer had to spend five days in isolation and perform two Covid-19 examinations.

Stokes on bio-bubble :

The challenges of remaining in a bio-bubble have also been spoken about by cricketers. On the matter, England’s all-rounder Ben Stokes also commented. It’s very tough for players to live in a bio-bubble for a long time.

“It certainly comes with its problems, you know that being separated from the home, being in the same position for a long period of time, after a certain point in time it can become a little monotonous,” Stokes said.

… we’d rather be playing cricket in a bubble and enjoying something we do then stuck at home not being able to do it. “We have to bring it into context, millions are hurting a lot more in the world than we are,” he claimed.

“It makes it a little easier to think about them when we think that things are getting difficult.” questions have been posted about a long stay in a bio-bubble including Pakistan coach Misbah-ul-Haq warning of psychological implications.

I believe it’s a very tough thing to go through. In fact, because it’s too different from what we’ve been used to for so many years. As a vaccine also for the virus has not been prepared yet, bio-bubbles will not vanish.