BCCI president Sourav Ganguly says that it is “physically impossible” to wear the mask all the time since health protocols in the United Kingdom have been relaxed as he backed the Indian contingent after Rishabh Pant contracted the virus during the team’s 20-day break.

Ganguly reasoned that spectators were also allowed inside the stadium during the Euro 2020 Championships and also at Wimbledon. The Indian team reported two positive Covid-19 cases in wicketkeeper Pant and throwdown specialist Dayanand Garani, who have been isolated at separate London locations. Three others—Abhimanyu Easwaran, Wriddhiman Saha and bowling coach Bharath Arun—are also in isolation although they have tested negative.