India vs England: Prithvi Shaw & Suryakumar Yadav set to fly to England on special provision

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, who were put in isolation after their teammate Krunal Pandya tested positive for Covid-19, are set to fly to England on July 31 from Colombo for the five-match Test series, as per a report by Cricbuzz. 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. 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. "The UK Government created Elite player exemption earlier this summer to help the Indian touring party travel in the first place. The same rule was used for other sports like football and tennis for the Euros and Wimbledon. And now that is being used for the two new players," a top ECB official told Cricbuzz on Friday (July 30).