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WI players breach quarantine rules in NZ; caught on CCTV | New Zealand authorities place ban on West Indies training sessions

The Cricket World has changed drastically post-pandemic to maintain the health of the players and support staff. Players are asked to maintain all the rules of the bio-secure bubble while they tour other nations for tournaments. Recently, West Indies players, who are currently in New Zealand, were seen outside the training area and hotel rooms.

The NZ health authorities have put a ban on their training session as WI players were caught on CCTV breaking the quarantine rules multiple times. The players reportedly were sharing meals and socialising inside the hotel, which is not permitted in the bio-secure bubble.

“It is a privilege to come here but in return they have to stick to the rules,” said Ashley Bloomfield, Director General of Health. “Keeping COVID-19 out of our communities and keeping our staff safe depends on it. They didn’t do that, despite agreeing to abide by the parameters of the exemption.”

NZ had performed rigorous Covid-19 test twice on all the players and support staff and after the results came out they were allowed to train at Lincoln University. But after the breach of isolation rules they have been denied these facilities by the Kiwi health authorities to maintain NZ’s Covid free status.

On Friday, WI will complete their 14-days mandatory isolation and they will be tested after that.

Written by Anjali Jha. Follow Anjali on Twitter today.