MELBOURNE: Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc is the latest cricketer to express his concern surrounding the bio-bubbles created for playing cricket series amid the Covid-19 pandemic, saying it is "not sustainable".
"It's not a sustainable lifestyle. You're living in a hotel room with zero outside contact. Some guys haven't seen families or their kids for a long time, for those guys in the IPL," Starc, who is not part of the IPL 2020, was quoted as saying by cricket.com.au.
"It's tough going - we get to play cricket, (so) we can't complain too much - but in terms of wellbeing of players, staff and officials, how long can you stay in hubs for?" he added.
Australia and India are expected to be subject to tight regulations for the duration of the summer during which they would be playing three ODIs, three T20Is and four Test matches beginning November 27.
There will be at least a two-week of mandatory quarantine for both India's extended squad as well as the Australian players in Sydney returning from the 2020 edition of the Indian Premier League in the United Arab Emirates.
"That question remains to be answered...For those guys who have been in the IPL and have to turn around and do another IPL at the end of next summer (in April and May, 2021), they're earning their money," said the left-arm pacer who recently signed with Sydney Sixers for the upcoming Big Bash League.
Starc, however, stated that his national teammates in the IPL would not be "too unhappy coming home with bags of cash". IANS