CWI official backs protocols to keep players safe Article by December 22, 2020 A member of Cricket West Indies’ medical advisory committee, Dr Akshai Mansingh, has backed the travel and COVID-19 quarantine protocols put in place for the upcoming Bangladesh tour and believes players will not be placed at any unnecessary risk while on international duty. The Caribbean side is set to arrive in Bangladesh on January 10 for three One-Day Internationals and two Tests, on a series that runs until February 15, their third tour amid the ongoing global pandemic. Only Sunday, Bangladesh recorded 1,153 new COVID-19 cases to surpass the half-million infection mark to 500,713. There were also 38 new deaths taking the toll to 7,280.