CRICKET AUSTRALIA (CA) has reportedly obtained permissions to host India between November and January and is planning to have four different venues for the Test series.
The government’s permission was the biggest bottleneck the CA had been facing.
Mumbai Mirror reports that with the borders opening up, CA is planning to have four different venues for the Test series, including the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), which will host the traditional Boxing Day Test.
The CA is also contemplating allowing crowds. “All venues will have crowds. There may not be full houses, but we will allow fans inside the grounds,” the CA source told the daily.
Meanwhile, the BCCI has collected passports of support staff and potential squad members to start the process for travel arrangements. The word is that all the members, once the selection is done, will assemble in Dubai to fly to Australia immediately after the IPL. A chartered flight is being organised.
All the support staff and players who are already not in the UAE for the IPL will be asked to reach Dubai by end of this month and a bubble will be created for them. The idea is to ensure that the quarantine period for the Indian contingent on arrival in Australia is not long.
