Although the Pakistan cricket team was getting ready to host the first Test series between the two countries since 2005, some members of the visiting English team fell unwell the day before the series was set to begin, casting uncertainty on whether or not the series would even begin on time. The Cricket Boards of both Pakistan and England have issued statements on the matter.

The PCB and the ECB have confirmed that the first test may not begin on the originally scheduled date.

A number of England players have been struck down by a viral virus, and as a result, the PCB and the ECB have issued a joint statement confirming that the first Test may be postponed. ESPN Cricinfo reports that England players have been diagnosed with a stomach sickness that has resulted in diarrhoea and vomiting, yet neither cricketing board has released any information regarding the disease.

This is not a food-borne or COVID-19-related sickness, former England captain Joe Root has stated. “We rule out Covid and dietary causes. We’re crossing our fingers that this is a one-day glitch that will clear up by tomorrow “Root told BBC Sport about his reasoning in an interview.

The 31-year-old believes that the England team can fully recover in one day, hence the first Test between England and Pakistan may be postponed by one day. “It’s a historic tour and crucial series for a number of reasons. We have been trying to play a Test match in Pakistan for 17 years. Do you really think that waiting one more day is the worst thing that could happen? We’re all eager to get on the field, and we recognise the stakes for Pakistani sports fans and their team “adverbial Root was added.

It has been suggested that Root may lead England in the first Test against Pakistan if regular captain Ben Stokes is unable to play due to an injury. Root was asked the same question and said, “That doesn’t seem likely to me. Popey filled in for the team last week and performed admirably in the exhibition game. In the long run, the strategy may be best for the group.”

The upcoming winter session of Parliament will feature debate on a number of private member’s bills, including one that would make it illegal for the provision of non-vegetarian food in any capacity within the government, as well as another that would outlaw the practise of bribery in the private sector.

According to a notification from the Lok Sabha, a total of twenty legislation that were submitted by members have been listed for discussion during this session. Although the vast majority of private member bills are shot down in Parliament after only a few minutes of debate, 14 of these pieces of legislation have been successful in getting through the chamber since the country’s independence. The most recent one was authorized in the year 1970.

The Official Government Meetings and Functions (Prohibition on Serving Non-Vegetarian Food) Bill has been proposed by Parvesh Sahib Singh, a member of Parliament for the BJP who represents West Delhi. ‘Germany’s environment ministry submitted a proposal to ban non-vegetarian food in government meetings and functions as it has a huge effect on climate and global warming,’ Singh claims.

Singh emphasized that the proposed legislation does not attempt to prohibit all forms of non-vegetarian cuisine for the general public. But even if just the government takes action, we can make progress toward more environmentally responsible lifestyles and more sustainable food systems, he said.

Tirath Singh Rawat, another member of the BJP, had the intention of introducing a measure that would make yoga a required subject in all of the nation’s schools. “Yoga must be taught at the school level in the formative years,” stated the former Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, who would pilot the Compulsory Teaching of Yoga in Educational Institutions Bill. It is beneficial to one’s physical as well as cerebral development.

The MGNREGS (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme) law is going to be amended, and two opposition MPs, NK Premachandran and VK Sreekandan, both of whom are from Kerala, will be pushing measures with the same objective: to change section 3. According to the provisions of Section 3, the state government is obligated to provide employment to each and every worker for a maximum of one hundred days each year.

The measures are a response to numerous opposition leaders’ demands that an individual be required to labour up to 150 days. The federal government, on the other hand, has steadfastly refused to raise the yearly limit, arguing instead that in the event of a natural disaster, a state is permitted, under the terms of the legislation, to provide employment for up to 150 days.

The Member of Parliament for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Rama Devi, will introduce a measure to ban bribery in the business sector, while the Member of Parliament for the Congress Party, Dean Kuriakose, will introduce a bill to provide compensation to people who have been injured by wildlife. In addition to this, it is anticipated that individual members would propose a number of bills to amend the Constitution.