MUMBAI: The BCCI has made a provision for like-for-like replacements for Covid-related issues midway through a match in the RanjiTrophy — which will kick off on Thursday —subject to match referee's approval.
In the rules and regulations (TOI has a copy) circulated to all the 38 participating teams on Tuesday, the BCCI has mentioned: "If during the course of the relevant match, a player tests positive for COVID-19, displays covid symptoms, or is prevented from participating as a result of applicable COVID-19 health guidance, a COVID-19 replacement may be permitted in the following circumstances."
"The positive test for COVID-19, symptoms of COVID-19 or public health guidance preventing participation must be formally confirmed by the Team Medical Representative and endorsed by an independent medical practitioner. The team medical representative or the team manager shall submit a ‘COVID-19 Replacement Request' to the BCCI match referee on a standard form, which shall: identify the relevant player; specify whether the player has tested positive, is displaying covid symptoms, or is prevented from participating as a result of applicable public health guidance; and identify the requested COVID-19 replacement, who shall be a like-for-like replacement for the player whose replacement is requested. The BCCI match referee should ordinarily approve a replacement request if the replacement is a like-for-like player whose inclusion will not excessively advantage his team for the remainder of the match."
Later, it has been mentioned that "Once the COVID-19 replacement has been approved by the BCCI match referee, the replaced player shall not take further part in the match. Both the Covid-19 replacement and the replaced player shall be considered to have played in the match for records and statistical purposes."
Gujarat-MP game to be telecast live
Meanwhile, Star Sports will show the live telecast of the Ranji Trophy game between Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh at Rajkot, which will begin from Wednesday.
