India vs England: Prithvi Shaw and Suryakumar Yadav fly to UK for Test series, see pics

Shaw and Suryakumar’s entry into England is being facilitated by a specially-created rule for sportspersons by the UK Government as per which Elite Sportspersons are allowed in England this summer no matter which country they belong to.

Team India batsmen Prithvi Shaw and Suryakumar Yadav on Tuesday (August 3) left for the United Kingdom from Colombo to join the Indian Test team in England for the five-match Test series. As per reports, the duo will get entry into the country on the special provision as Sri Lanka is a Red List country under the UK Government's travel advisory. "Counting my blessings. Next stop, England," Yadav wrote on his social media handles and also shared a picture of him and Shaw. Interestingly, Shaw and Suryakumar’s entry into England is being facilitated by a specially-created rule for sportspersons by the UK Government as per which Elite Sportspersons are allowed in England this summer no matter which country they belong to.