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The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has informed that their Test captain Ben Stokes is on track for the upcoming tour of Pakistan, which is set to begin in 12 days with the first Test of the three-match series at Multan.
Atkinson, who made his debut in July against the Windies at Lord's, finished with a tally of 34 wickets in six Tests. He along with Chris Woakes featured in all six back-to-back Tests for England this summer.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) said in a statement that Zaidi has been banned from all cricket for five years while Sanghavi and Choudhary have both been banned for two years after they each admitted two offences under the Code.
Thorpe, who went on to work as batting coach for the senior men’s team after retirement, was taken “seriously ill” in 2022, shortly after being named as Afghanistan’s head coach.
Elworthy had earlier revealed that the ECB is also discussing the possibility of having COVID-19 substitutes with ICC for the cricketing season ahead.
The two venues were selected because they are deemed to be bio-secure because of on-site hotels.
All the cricketing activities in England remain suspended due to the pandemic Coronavirus.
Dravid advised the players to only focus on things that are within their control, like ways to regain their skills after such a long and unforeseen hiatus.
Earlier, England's World Cup-winning wicket-keeper Jos Buttler had said players are likely to resume training in the upcoming weeks but urged them to follow all the necessary norms related to COVID-19.
