It took West Indies an arduous 54-hour journey from Barbados to Christchurch after stops in London, Dubai and Auckland. The challenge, however, was after landing, with a two-week mandatory quarantine awaiting them at the New Zealand high-performance centre at Lincoln University. And now that they are done with it and ready for a T20I and Test series against New Zealand, West Indies can proud themselves as the only team to undertake two overseas tours in the COVID-19 era.
WEST INDIES TOUR OF NZ, 2020
An eyeful of cricket after Coronavirus will be on view in New Zealand
Trent Boult and Kane Williamson have been rested for the T20I series © Getty
New Zealand were the last team to have been playing international cricket against neighbours Australia when the pandemic struck with restrictions imposed across the globe, causing the series to be cancelled midway. Since then, they've had a national election, have as good as ridden themselves of Coronavirus altogether with the odd case here and there, and have even had one of their own - Greg Barclay - elected as ICC's new Chairman.
Between March and November most players didn't get enough opportunity to return to a cricket field, but a select few warmed up in the Caribbean Premier League and the Indian Premier League, bracing themselves for a home summer, hosting West Indies and Pakistan. However,
