Friday onwards, the pulse rate of some cricket lovers will be dictated by the players as they go about their business in the IPL for the next two months. However, behind the scenes, it’s a challenge to maintain the high standards of playing in a bio bubble due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell described being confined to the bio bubble as a “nightmare” and stressed on the “difficult lifestyle” of cricketers. BCCI president and former India captain Sourav Ganguly on Tuesday felt training mentally is the only way out to succeed in a bio bubble before stating that Indian cricketers are more “tolerant” than England, Australians and West Indians.