India entering the 'red list' effectively bans all travel from the country and makes a 10-day hotel quarantine compulsory for UK residents arriving back home. However, the ICC expressed confidence in staging the WTC final, which will be contested between India and New Zealand in a bio-secure environment.
CSK skipper MS Dhoni said it is hard to "keep up" with younger players in the squad but it will be a "big positive" for the 39-year-old if they are not able to point fingers at him over his fitness. Dhoni admitted that "getting old and being fit are two difficult things", while he also said that performances are not always guaranteed.
After getting the season off to a losing start, the Chennai Super Kings notched up their second win on the trot, as they notched up a crushing 45-run win over Rajasthan Royals in match no. 12 of the ongoing season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Monday. After being put into bat, the MS Dhoni-led Super Kings posted 188/9.
Cameos from Faf du Plessis (33 off 17), Dwayne Bravo (20 not out off 8), Ambati Raydu (27 off 17) and Ali (26 off 20) helped CSK post 188 for nine after being put in to bat. Royals made a promising start in the run chase courtesy Jos Buttler (49 off 35) before the batsmen succumbed to the spinners on the Wankhede pitch which offered more turn than earlier games.