The final Test between India and England got cancelled owing to some COVID-19 cases in the Indian camp. To further avoid the spread of the virus, the Indian side didn’t take the field in Manchester and the match stood cancelled. It has to be noted that the second phase of IPL 2021 is just around the corner and franchises are eyeing how to take their players out of the UK.

In the latest turn of development, it has been confirmed by a franchise official that BCCI has directed a mandatory quarantine of six days for players coming from the UK before they join the IPL bubble. It is very obvious that bubble to bubble transfer no longer stands valid as there are already few cases in the Indian camp.

Former Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar has expressed his displeasure over the squad selected for the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup scheduled to begin in Oman and UAE from October 17. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced the squad earlier this week and there were few notable omissions in form of few experienced players like Shoaib Malik, Sarfaraz Ahmed, and Fakhar Zaman.

All the teams have the right to change their squads till October 10 and for that very reason, Akhtar has named few players whom he feels are correct for the T20 World Cup. “The Pakistan squad for T20 World Cup will be changed. Mohammad Wasim is not a chief selector, he is just a puppet,” said Akhtar to Cricket Pakistan.

In the light of the same events, some reports added that India didn’t play solely due to the commencement of the second leg of IPL 2021. As IPL 2021 is all set to kick off on September 19, few reports added that India are not willing to push the dates of the final Test. However, ECB Chief has brushed off all these reports and added that the cancellation of the Test had nothing to do with IPL.

“This is not the situation which has been created by the rescheduled IPL. That’s not the case. This Indian cricket team are as passionate about Test cricket.