<p>An independent fact-finding committee of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has confirmed that the bio-bubble set up for the PSL 6 was broken and compromised on several occasions.</p>.<p>The two-member committee of infectious diseases experts was constituted by the PCB to probe what went wrong with the bio-secure bubble in PSL 6.</p>.<p>The final report of Dr Syed Faisal Mahmood and Dr Salma Muhammad Abbas was submitted to the PCB chairman Ehsan Mani on March 31.</p>.<p>The PCB chief will now study the report and share the details with the board members before any final decision is taken.</p>.<p>But a source privy to the findings of the committee said that while it had not blamed any particular individual, the report had confirmed that there were several occasions when the bio-secure bubble was compromised during the tournament in Karachi.</p>.<p>The source said the committee had also made recommendations on how the board can ensure a safe and secure bio-secure bubble for stakeholders when the PSL 6 resumes in June.</p>.<p>The PSL 6 was postponed by the PCB in early March after just 10 of the 34 matches were completed following a rise in Covid-19 cases in the event.</p>.<p>The PCB had to postpone PSL 6 abruptly after several players, including foreigners Fawad Ahmed, Tom Banton, Lewis Gregory and some local players and officials had contracted the virus despite remaining in a bio-secure bubble.</p>.<p>Interestingly, the source said the experts had mentioned that some stakeholders had even brought to notice of some PCB officials about the bio-secure breaches but they didn't respond proactively.</p>.<p>The PCB has said that it would take action against those employees found to be responsible for not enforcing the bio-secure bubble properly.</p>.<p>Dr Sohail Saleem, who is head of the PCB's medical and sports sciences department, has already submitted his resignation to the board chairman after the PSL was postponed on March 4.</p>
<p>An independent fact-finding committee of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has confirmed that the bio-bubble set up for the PSL 6 was broken and compromised on several occasions.</p>.<p>The two-member committee of infectious diseases experts was constituted by the PCB to probe what went wrong with the bio-secure bubble in PSL 6.</p>.<p>The final report of Dr Syed Faisal Mahmood and Dr Salma Muhammad Abbas was submitted to the PCB chairman Ehsan Mani on March 31.</p>.<p>The PCB chief will now study the report and share the details with the board members before any final decision is taken.</p>.<p>But a source privy to the findings of the committee said that while it had not blamed any particular individual, the report had confirmed that there were several occasions when the bio-secure bubble was compromised during the tournament in Karachi.</p>.<p>The source said the committee had also made recommendations on how the board can ensure a safe and secure bio-secure bubble for stakeholders when the PSL 6 resumes in June.</p>.<p>The PSL 6 was postponed by the PCB in early March after just 10 of the 34 matches were completed following a rise in Covid-19 cases in the event.</p>.<p>The PCB had to postpone PSL 6 abruptly after several players, including foreigners Fawad Ahmed, Tom Banton, Lewis Gregory and some local players and officials had contracted the virus despite remaining in a bio-secure bubble.</p>.<p>Interestingly, the source said the experts had mentioned that some stakeholders had even brought to notice of some PCB officials about the bio-secure breaches but they didn't respond proactively.</p>.<p>The PCB has said that it would take action against those employees found to be responsible for not enforcing the bio-secure bubble properly.</p>.<p>Dr Sohail Saleem, who is head of the PCB's medical and sports sciences department, has already submitted his resignation to the board chairman after the PSL was postponed on March 4.</p>