BCCI Set To Spend Practically Rs 10 Crore For Covid Checks Throughout IPL 2020: Report | Cricket Information

The Indian cricket board has budgeted practically Rs 10 crore for greater than 20,000 COVID-19 exams to be performed throughout the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 beginning September 19. Whereas the eight franchises bore the price of testing in India, the BCCI is selecting up the tab for the RT-PCR exams which have been performed from August 20 when the groups began touchdown within the UAE.

“We now have engaged VPS Healthcare, a UAE based mostly firm to conduct the exams. Whereas I am unable to put a quantity, it is going to be greater than 20,000 exams which would come with everybody. Every take a look at would value BCCI round 200 AED (Dirham) excluding taxes,” a senior IPL official instructed PTI on situations of anonymity.

“So BCCI might be spending one thing within the tune of Rs 10 crore for the COVID exams. Round 75 healthcare employees who’re a part of the corporate are part of the IPL testing course of,” the official stated.

The BCCI would not wish to depart something to probability so far as security of gamers and officers is anxious and the healthcare employees have been put in a separate lodge.

“We could not have taken the danger. A separate bio-bubble has been created by the corporate in a lodge. Round 50 of its well being care workers are hooked up with testing course of whereas one other 25 are engaged in lab and documentation work.

“The BCCI is nevertheless not paying for this bio-bubble and lodge bills which might be borne by the corporate,” he knowledgeable.

A complete of 1988 COVID exams have been carried out between August 20-28 throughout all these concerned with the match, together with gamers and help workers.

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Chennai Tremendous Kings have been compelled to increase their quarantine after 13 members of their contingent tested positive, together with two gamers in India seamer Deepak Chahar and A crew batsman Ruturaj Gaikwad.

All are currently undergoing a 14-day mandatory quarantine after which they should return two unfavorable exams, following which they’ll return to coaching.