India vs Australia test series: Rahane on quarantine issue in Australia.
Key sentence:
- On Wednesday, India’s stand-in skipper Ajinkya Rahane opened up the ongoing ‘quarantine dispute.
- First of all, we don’t worry about anything, and we just concentrate on the game. I just want to make a good start,’ Rahane said.
- The test match starts tomorrow, and we have to do well as a team and also win the test match,” said Rahane.
On Wednesday, India’s stand-in skipper Ajinkya Rahane opened up the ongoing ‘quarantine dispute.’ He said the Indian team was not at all disturbed by the bio-secure protocols and concentrated on the upcoming Sydney Cricket Ground meeting, which starts on Thursday.
Rahane during the virtual press conference:
Rahane acknowledged during the pre-match virtual press conference that it was ‘challenging’ to also be confined whereas life seemed to be ‘natural’ outside their five-star facilities in Sydney.
We’re not irritated at all, but yes, there are a few quarantine problems, as life in Sydney, is absolutely normal. “We are not frustrated at all, and we realize what our priority here is,” Rahane explained, addressing a number of questions instead of the third test.
Given that they have been in Australia for the past seven weeks, going from one bubble to another, players should not be faulted for feeling a little jaded. The stand-in skipper, however, said that the new normal must be welcomed.
Further, Rahane stated in the interview:
All of us are ready, and we have to play some great cricket. We know life is usual in Sydney. However, the players are trapped in their rooms, which is all right.
We know how to manage it and are ready for any scenario of any sort. It’s about being as well as playing really good cricket at the moment,’ Rahane added.
First of all, we don’t worry about anything, and we just concentrate on the game. I just want to make a good start,’ he said. Rahane, while sidelining unconfirmed pull-out threats from the series, made it clear that the emphasis was on the SCG test match starting tomorrow.
As players focus only on this test match and leadership, they will make a decision. All for us is about offering our best in the field. “The test match starts tomorrow, and we have to do well as a team and also win the test match,” said Rahane.
