New Delhi:Â To ensure the high-profile tour, starting in October, goes on as scheduled, Dhumal said quarantining of Indian players upon their arrival is a possibility even though it is not feasible before every overseas assignment.
You canât be sure of the situation at that point of time. As of now, the Australia tour is on because nobody has called it off that and same for T20 World Cup, Dhumal told PTI.
The need for quarantine ahead of Australia tour only arises if the preceding T20 World Cup doesnât take place. If the World Cup happens, players would have already completed their quarantine. Dhumal said isolation before the start of the tour can only be a one-off.
If quarantine becomes a norm before every tour, it would be difficult to organise games. India is scheduled to play four Tests Down Under with Cricket Australia (CA) considering an additional one.
Dhumal said the five-Test series idea was discussed before the lockdown, but CA could now change its mind considering the severe financial impact COVID-19 has had on it.
If India tour doesnât take place, CA could lose as much as 300 million Australian dollars. ‘The India-Australia tour is more likely to happen because it is further away and logistically easier to organise. We will have to see what the government guidelines are at that point in both the countries.
How will the team travel? There is no clarity on international travel and if we can get an exemption. We donât know as of now.
The picture is so hazy that we canât decide anything,’ said Dhumal.