Bangladesh To Launch Vaccination Drive For Cricket Players
The Bangladesh Cricket Board said Thursday it will vaccinate hundreds of players against the coronavirus by the end of February in a bid to restart domestic tournaments. Apart from two small events la
Apart from two small events last year and the current tour by the West Indies -- which were held in strict bio-bubbles -- all play has been suspended since March.
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The Bangladesh Cricket Board has ruled out resuming cricket at all levels until all players are vaccinated. The jabs will be given to the top 500 players as part of the new campaign.
The board did not spell out how it would get the vaccines. But BCB president Nazmul Hassan is also chief executive of Beximco Pharmaceuticals, which has signed a deal to procure 30 million vaccine doses from India for the Bangladesh government.
