Given the restrictions and the necessary protocols in place in current instances because of the pandemic,  India stars Shikhar Dhawan and Shreyas Iyer took an 11-hour street journey to Ahmedabad to affix the staff for the upcoming T20I collection in opposition to England. India and England are at present concerned within the ongoing four-match Take a look at collection.

Will probably be adopted by 5 T20Is and three ODIs. The T20I collection will begin on March 12 in Ahmedabad and all the collection can be performed on the similar venue. With lower than two weeks remaining for the collection, the gamers have began becoming a member of the staff in Ahmedabad. Dhawan and Iyer additionally adopted swimsuit on Tuesday though it was not simple for the duo.

At a time when avoiding the general public modes of transport as a lot as attainable has change into the necessity of the hour, Dhawan and Iyer determined to succeed in Ahmedabad in a automotive. Each the batsmen had been in Jaipur, enjoying for Delhi and Mumbai, respectively, within the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy 2021. Mumbai and Delhi secured the highest two spots within the Elite Group D factors desk to progress to the subsequent spherical.

Dhawan and Iyer will now miss their respective staff’s knockout video games within the 50-over competitors due to Staff India duties. Speaking about their newest journey, Iyer took to Instagram to disclose that he and Dhawan had been going to Ahmedabad by way of street. He posted a narrative on the social media platform to replace his followers in regards to the journey and wrote: “11 hours drive to Ahmedabad. Let’s see if the smile stays for that lengthy.”

Right here is Shreyas Iyer’s Instagram story

Shardul Thakur’s street journey:

Shikhar Dhawan and Shreyas Iyer aren’t the one Indian cricketers to take a street journey in current instances. Final month, Shardul Thakur had finished the identical to affix the Mumbai staff for the home event. Thakur was part of the Indian Take a look at squad however was launched by the team-management forward of the pink-ball Take a look at in Ahmedabad.

The cricketers are preferring the street journeys for shorter distances with a view to keep away from quarantine. In case they use a public mode of transport, they must isolate themselves and return detrimental COVID-19 assessments earlier than becoming a member of the staff. Then again, they will be a part of the staff straight from one bio-bubble to a different in the event that they keep away from utilizing public mode of transports.