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Cricket ground or sci-fi movie set?

By Rediff Cricket
September 07, 2020 09:11 IST
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IMAGE: Workers disinfect the practice area at the Abu Dhabi cricket stadium. Photographs and video: Abu Dhabi Cricket/Twitter
 

As the IPL bandwagon gets rolling, safety measures are evident everywhere from masks to constant hygiene maintenance.

 

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To ensure that the players are at zero risk, the stadiums in the UAE have begun to resemble a sci-fi movie set.

Workers in full hazmat coveralls, armed with portable disinfection foggers, clean the nets, and all other touch points at the training facilities.

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When one team leaves, the area undergoes a deep clean before the next team is allowed entry.

So secure is the site that it counts as an extension of the quarantine zone at the team hotels.

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