Former England captain Michael Vaughan says that the Manchester Test between India and England was cancelled because Indian players feared that if a player's report came positive during the last match, he would have to remain in isolation. And maybe even have to miss the IPL.
The fifth and final Test between India and England was called off on Friday. Just a day before this match, Team India's backup physio Yogesh Parmar was found to be Corona positive. At the same time, during the fourth test, the RT-PCR report of 3 members of the support staff, including head coach Ravi Shastri, came positive.
Michael Vaughan wrote in his column for The Telegraph – To be honest, it is all about the money and the IPL. The Test has been canceled as the players were COVID-19 positive and were afraid of missing the IPL.
Vaughan further wrote – IPL is going to start in a week and very soon we will see all the players happy and smiling. But the players should have relied on the RT-PCR test. We now know a lot about this virus. We know how to deal with it better. All players are both vaccinated and everyone's protection in the Bio-Bubble can be increased quickly.
According to the former England captain, the cancellation of the 5th Test is not good news for Test cricket. He said- The game of cricket needed this Test match. The series so far has been great. In such a situation, canceling the match just 90 minutes before the toss is not a good thing at all. For the fans who had come to watch this match, it was completely humiliating.
On the previous day, the CEO of the England cricket team, Tom Harrison, had blamed the IPL for the cancellation of the Manchester Test. He had said- Indian players were afraid that if a player's report came positive during the last match, he would have to remain in isolation, due to which that player might have to miss the IPL as well. Once tension enters the dressing room, it is extremely difficult to get rid of it.
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