Brisbane's snap coronavirus lockdown raised fresh concerns over the final cricket Test on Friday as India insisted they should avoid quarantine in the Australian city.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The three-day lockdown, starting Friday, over a single case of the infectious UK strain follows days of reports that India are unhappy about having to undergo another round of isolation.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Australia and India are currently playing the third Test in Sydney and are due to travel north to Queensland for the final game starting on January 15.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"We have written to CA (Cricket Australia) asking them to relax the quarantine rule in Brisbane," a Board of Control for Cricket in India official told.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"The team has already undergone isolation after landing in Australia from the UAE (after the Indian Premier League in November)."<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Queensland state authorities said the Brisbane Test was "not impacted" by the new lockdown. Australia's different states set their own coronavirus restrictions.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"Queensland Cricket and Cricket Australia will continue to work with the Queensland government to ensure the Test is delivered safely," a statement said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Batting great Sunil Gavaskar said India's players want to enjoy the same freedoms as other people in Australia.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"In Sydney, there are people coming to the ground and then going back and having dinner at a restaurant or having a gathering of 20, 30 people in a pub," Gavaskar said during commentary for Channel Seven on Friday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"What they're saying is they should also be allowed to do something similar. You could have a situation where the ball goes into the crowd, somebody from the crowd touches the ball."<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The former captain added: "The Queensland government is fully entitled to protect its people. Similarly, I believe the BCCI is fully entitled to protect its team."<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The tour has been hit by several virus-related problems, with spectator numbers severely limited in the ongoing Sydney match due to an outbreak in the city.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Melbourne Test was named a possible Covid-19 spreading event, and five Indian players were caught apparently breaching the biosecurity bubble by eating at a restaurant.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The series is level at 1-1 after India bounced back from their opening loss to beat the hosts in the Boxing Day Test.<\/p>\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2021\/01\/aus-vs-ind-virus-lockdown-raises-concerns-over-brisbane-test.jpg", "alt_img": "image for cricket australia vs india brisbane test ", "alt_title": "Australia vs India ", "image1": "", "video": "", "seo_title": "Aus vs Ind: Virus Lockdown Raises Concerns Over Brisbane Test On Cricketnmore", "seo_desc": "Brisbane's snap coronavirus lockdown raised fresh concerns over the final cricket Test on Friday as India insisted they should avoid quarantine in the Australian city.", "seo_keywords": "India cricket news, India tour of Australia 2020-21", "tag": "", "tagging": "India cricket news,India tour of Australia 2020-21,", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": "0", "slug": "aus-vs-ind-virus-lockdown-raises-concerns-over-brisbane-test", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": "0000-00-00", "ians_time": "00:00:00", "server_time": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "trash": "0", "view_count": "2165", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "1", "created": "2021-01-08 14:24:05", "updated": "2021-01-08 14:24:29", "img_from": "Australia vs India ", "img_source": "", "schedule_publish": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "news_keywords": "India, Australia, Aus vs Ind, Brisbane Test, Covid, Quarantine, BCCI, CA, Cricket Australia", "livescore_text": "", "livescore_link": "", "btn_text": "", "resend_feed": "0", "google_feed": "0", "read_more": "1", "posted_by": "21", "jio_date": "2021-01-08 14:24:05", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "0", "google_date": "2021-01-08 14:24:05", "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": null, "article_content_type": null, "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/aus-vs-ind-virus-lockdown-raises-concerns-over-brisbane-test-69882" }