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#BioSecureBubbles – Here's how IPL players will be staying safe during the pandemic

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By @SanchDash

➡️Now that safety has become the topmost priority for all.

-Adopting the same methodology used by the England Cricket Board (@ECB_cricket) recently, @IPL players will be living within bio-secure bubbles.

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➡️And before you imagine a huge futuristic bubble inside which the players will be staying - well, no. That is not what it is.

What is a bio-secure bubble?

➡️A bio-secure bubble simply refers to an environment that is being created by completely cutting off the outside world.

-For the IPL players and crew, travel will be very strictly limited to only the cricketing venue, the hotel they are staying in, and a few other places.

-No visitors from outside the bio-secure environment will be allowed to enter and even cricketers won’t be allowed to leave the space.

-It also means that strict action will be taken against those who do break the rules, as it puts everyone's safety at risk.

➡️#DidYouKnow | England bowler #JofraArcher, who will be playing with Rajasthan Royals, had to stay away from a match during the recent England vs West Indies test series for having breached the bio-secure bubble.

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➡️The pandemic impact: Living in a bio-secure bubble

-Several cricketers have also said that life within a bio bubble isn’t that easy.

-Cricketer @SDhawan25 even said that it feels like living inside a Big Boss house.

-Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) captain @imVkohli spoke about the importance and need to accept these restrictions put in place for the safety of the players.

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➡️Who is behind it?

The biosecure bubbles for the #IPL2020 will be created by the same company that did it for the ECB-@RestrataGroup.

According to reports, Restrata even beat Indian conglomerate Tata Group for the bid as the latter had asked for almost double the money.