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No handshakes, only fist bumps for England players on Sri Lanka tour: Joe Root

By Saurabh Sharma March 03, 2020 • 11:18 AM View: 1463

London, March 3: England captain Joe Root has said that his teammates will not shake hands during their upcoming tour of Sri Lanka because of the coronavirus outbreak and will instead greet each other with fist bumps.

During their last tour of South Africa, England players suffered gastroenteritis and flu problems. In fact, a situation had arisen where England were unable to field 11 fit players on the ground.

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