Cricket Australia (CA) on Tuesday said it remains committed to hosting the first Test against India at the Adelaide Oval even as state border closures have been imposed following Covid-19 outbreak in South Australia. "Cricket Australia (CA) continues to monitor the situation in South Australia but remains committed to hosting the first Test against India at the Adelaide Oval," said the cricket board in a statement. The state of South Australia reimposed social distancing restrictions on Monday after detecting 21 cases of the coronavirus, most of which were acquired locally. South Australia Premier Steven Marshall said testing had identified five new cases in the past 24 hours, while 14 people were suspected to be infected and were awaiting test results. Marshall said all cases could be traced back to an Australian who arrived in South Australia from overseas on Nov. 2 and entered mandatory quarantine in a hotel.

Source: Mint November 17, 2020 09:22 UTC