Sports Reporter :
Members of Bangladesh Cricket team were allowed to go out for a walk on the road of Christchurch in New Zealand on Friday.
Bangladesh Cricket team reached the New Zealand to play three-match ODI series and three-match T20I series against the Kiwis at the different venues across New Zealand.
If the situation were normal the two series would take maximum 15 days. But due to coronavirus pandemic, the tour of Bangladesh Cricket team is almost one month and 10 days.
Members of Bangladesh Cricket team arrived at Christchurch on Wednesday morning. After their arrival they had to take quarantine at a hotel in Christchurch. They live their rooms of the hotel and they were not allowed to leave their rooms. After two day’s, They got permission to go out for a walk on the road of Christchurch.
Tamim Iqbal, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah Riyad, Taskin Ahmed, Soumya Sarkar, Mahedi Hasan, Mohammad Saifuddin and Co had been staying Shadow By Park Hotel in Christchurch for two days. No cricketer was allowed to leave his room during two days of quarantine. The members of Bangladesh Cricket team underwent Covid-19 Test there and became negative for coronavirus test. So, they get permission to go out for a walk outside their hotel. The members of Bangladesh Cricket team walked on the road of Christchurch for 30 to 40 minutes. It will take 14 days for the cricketers to go outside the hotel. The players were engaged with light exercise during two days.
Pacer Taskin Ahmed said, ” It was a different feelings to pass in the room for two days. I didn’t spend my time such kind of isolation before this experience. We had to keep two meter distance while we were walking.”
The pacer said, ” After undergo some test, we will be allowed to take part in our practice sessions. I hope the quarantine period will come to an end soon.”
He said, ” I passed my time to talk to my family members and watched some movies. Besides, I took part some light exercise there.”
