According to a report Published in ‘The Sydeny Morning Herald’, Cricket Australia is mulling over the possibilities to begin its pre-season. The report in the Australian newspaper says, CA is churning out strategies for resumption of training under the vigilant eyes of its Chief Medical Officer Dr. John Orchard and Head of Sports Science and Sports Medicine Alex Kountouris.
Both the officers are closely working with other cricket playing nations along with ICC authorities to search a possibility for resumption of cricket.
According to the report, drawing up a set of protocols is first priority for Cricket Australia. The set of protocols include banning the use of sweat and saliva to shine the ball.
CA’s Head of Sports Science and Sports Medicine Kountouris said the coronavirus-forced new normal shouldn’t have much impact of teams’ training in a sport like cricket.
“There’s physical distancing in the nets – there’s two or three bowlers in each net. One bowls at a time, the batter is 22 yards away so it’s not a big problem,” Kountouris said.
“We don’t see it as too big a problem to manage, but these are the things we’re spelling out. This is what you should do: keep your distance, how you should handle the ball, these are things easy to manage,” he added in the interview.
Players will have to find a new way of celebration
Kountouris, further said that post COVID-19 era would be a totally different world. He believes that ways of on-field celebration will completely change.
“You might not see high-fiving after a wicket or people ruffling someone else’s hair. It will be a spaced huddle. It will be the new norm.”
He said, players need to be innovative to prevent themselves from this highly contagious virus.
“There are things you won’t be able to chop out overnight but people will gradually get used to doing things differently.”
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