After Manchester Test pull out, will players skip IPL now?: Ex-India cricketer

Just four days into the resumption of IPL14 Covid19 the very reason why the T20 league was first suspended in May has struck once againDespite the BCCI moving the caravan to the UAE after lapses were reported in biosecure bubble when the league was conducted in India the virus has still managed to breach this time as wellA couple of weeks ago Team India had refused to play the fifth and final Test against England at Manchester after junior physiotherapist Yogesh Parmar tested positive for Covid19During the fourth Test at The Oval Indiarsquos coaching and support staffmdashBharat Arun bowling coach R Sridhar fielding coach and Nitin Patel physiotherapist were isolated from the team after head coach Ravi Shastri tested positive for the virusThere seems to be no such indication as yet of a pullout of the Indian players after Sunrisers Hyderabad pacer T Natarajan tested positive for Covid19 on WednesdayA former India cricketer remarked ldquoNow the virus has breached the IPL bubble Will the Indian players refuse to play the IPL It is a matter of safety again right If safety was the main concern for the players to refuse to play the Manchester Test then the same logic must apply here as wellrdquoFollowing the completion of IPL on October 15 at Dubai the Indian players will enter another biobubble for the T20 World Cup starting from October 17 in the UAE and OmanNatarajanrsquos case has once again raised question marks whether the bio bubbles are fully secured As per the protocol Natarajan was swiftly isolated from the rest of the team ldquoHe is currently asymptomaticrdquo stated the BCCI in its press releaseWhile the rest of the SRH contingent returned negative after a test was conducted early in the morning on Wednesday paving the way for their match to go ahead against Delhi Capitals as per schedule six members identified by the BCCI medical team as ldquoclose contactsrdquo of the player were placed in isolation They are Vijay Shankar Vijay Kumar team manager Shyam Sundar J physiotherapist Anjana Vannan doctor Tushar Khedkar logistics manager and Periyasamy Ganesan net bowlerSources close to Natarajan were shocked after the India pacer tested positive for Covid19ldquoHe has been fully vaccinated He underwent mandatory quarantine and was rearing to go in the IPL as he is returning from knee surgery He is feeling fine but is very disappointed as he will be in quarantine for at least 10 days Vijay Shankar is fine toordquo the source told middayNatarajan who was not part of the squad touring England had travelled on a commercial flight to Dubai since he did not leave with the teamFormer IPL governing council member Surinder Khanna was concerned with the virus breaching the IPL team bubbleldquoIt is a matter of concern I am sure the BCCI will investigate it so that the virus doesnrsquot spread to others All protocols must be followed to the Trdquo said the exIndia wicketkeeperAlso Read IPL 2021 Delhi Capitals rise shine over Hyderabad