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If people can go to pubs, we can play cricket as well: Heather Knight

Knight believes there is absolutely no reason why cricket can't resume looking at the situation and if it doesn't then it will have a large scale impact on the sport in the country.

Heather Knight, London, England, Cricket
Heather Knight, London, England, Cricket
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Published : Jun 25, 2020, 7:29 PM IST

London: England women's cricket team captain Heather Knight has expressed that if people are allowed to go for pubs then we should also allow cricket across the country.

Heather Knight, London, England, Cricket
Heather Knight

Pubs and cafes are set to open from July 4 but recreational cricket and club cricket in England haven't received permission to go ahead yet. British PM Boris Johnson went on to the extent of saying 'ball is a natural vector of disease'.

Heather Knight, London, England, Cricket
Heather Knight

Knight believes there is absolutely no reason why cricket can't resume looking at the situation and if it doesn't then it will have a large scale impact on the sport in the country.

"I'm as surprised as anyone else that cricket can't come back. Obviously, compared to sports like tennis and basketball, it's very similar in terms of the ball," Knight Said.

"I don't know the science behind (the virus on) different surfaces but I think there's absolutely no reason why it can't come back.

Heather Knight, London, England, Cricket
Heather Knight

"If people can go to the pub, I think it's really important for the game that it does come back. I know the ECB are tied a little bit by the government advice and they want it back, but if we don't have it back soon it's going to have such a bad effect on clubs."

International cricket, however, is set to return to England with the 'Three Lions' taking on West Indies in a three-match Test series starting July 8.

London: England women's cricket team captain Heather Knight has expressed that if people are allowed to go for pubs then we should also allow cricket across the country.

Heather Knight, London, England, Cricket
Heather Knight

Pubs and cafes are set to open from July 4 but recreational cricket and club cricket in England haven't received permission to go ahead yet. British PM Boris Johnson went on to the extent of saying 'ball is a natural vector of disease'.

Heather Knight, London, England, Cricket
Heather Knight

Knight believes there is absolutely no reason why cricket can't resume looking at the situation and if it doesn't then it will have a large scale impact on the sport in the country.

"I'm as surprised as anyone else that cricket can't come back. Obviously, compared to sports like tennis and basketball, it's very similar in terms of the ball," Knight Said.

"I don't know the science behind (the virus on) different surfaces but I think there's absolutely no reason why it can't come back.

Heather Knight, London, England, Cricket
Heather Knight

"If people can go to the pub, I think it's really important for the game that it does come back. I know the ECB are tied a little bit by the government advice and they want it back, but if we don't have it back soon it's going to have such a bad effect on clubs."

International cricket, however, is set to return to England with the 'Three Lions' taking on West Indies in a three-match Test series starting July 8.

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