Bubble only for key men: Wadia

New Delhi, Sept. 3: Kings XI Punjab coowner Ness Wadia on Thursday said the Covid19 positive cases in the Chennai Super Kings contingent could have hit any of the eight franchises and wants only those people in the IPL bio-bubble who are “really required” to be with the players.

“The CSK incident has taught us that it can happen to anyone even when the best of precautions are taken and therefore we must be more compliant and rigid on the biobubble protocols. We need to ensure only those who are really required to be with the players are part of the bubble,” Wadia said.

The franchisees’ nonplayer and non-coaching staff includes team operations manager, and social media specialists. The cricketers are also required to spend time with the marketing staff during photo shoots throughout the league.

“The number of staff outside of the teams and their support staff and the match officials should be limited to the absolute minimum,” this is what is stated in the BCCI SOP.

When asked if he would be travelling for the tournament, Wadia said: “I have not finalised my plans but I normally don't interact a lot with the players. I have spoken to Anil Kumble (head coach) twice so far just to check what is going on.