Rahul Dravid can become the President of Covid Task Force, will get many important responsibilities
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will form a task force involving Covid-19 which will include former captain and head of the National Cricket Academy, Rahul Dravid. The BCCI informed the state associations in the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) sent to the states.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will form a task force involving Covid-19 which will include former captain and head of the National Cricket Academy, Rahul Dravid. The BCCI informed the state associations in the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) sent to the states. Being the NCA chief, Dravid can also be the chairman of this workforce.
According to the SOP, players will have to sign a consent form before starting training at their respective centers. In this, a person over 60 years of age or experiencing health problems is prohibited from attending the camp. For the resumption of training at the Bengaluru NCA, the Kovd-19 workforce will include Dravid, a medical officer, a sanitation officer as well as BCCI AGM, cricket operations.
His responsibilities include ‘communicating with the players clearly and regularly, citing measures being taken to manage the risk, as well as providing information about cases related to Covid-19’. Like players and state centers, cricketers in NCA also have to sign a memorandum before starting training.
According to the SOP, ‘Covid-19 (RT-PCR) testing of all players and staff, including NCA administrative staff, will be conducted to ascertain the possibility of Covid-19 infection before the resumption of training.
According to the SOP, ‘before the commencement of the National Cricket Academy, players agreed in writing to follow all the protocols laid down in this SOP and various government orders issued from time to time in the context of Covid-19 prevention. have to give.
The PTI-language also has a copy of the guidelines issued by the BCCI on the resumption of cricket. According to this, ‘State Cricket Associations will be responsible for the health and safety related things of players, employees and stakeholders.’
Such support staff, officers who are over 60 years of age or who are ill, will be barred from coming to the grounds and participating in the training camp unless the appropriate guidelines are issued by the government. Till training there, players have to follow strict safety protocols.
The domestic session of 2019-2020 ended in March itself, but the upcoming session which starts in August will also be shortened. Players must wear an N-95 mask while going to the stadium. Glasses will also have to be installed during practice. It said, ‘On the first day of the camp, the workshop will be conducted by the Chief Medical Officer appointed by the state units to provide webinars and information.’
Players have been advised to come to the stadium from their vehicles. Only players, support staff and recognized field workers, catering and security staff will be able to come on the field. Entrance to the stadium will be through one gate only. It is not clear yet when the domestic session will start but all government guidelines will have to be followed.
