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One Indian cricket team member tested Covid positively in England
The player is not going to Durham with the team for a match
India will be playing 5 tests against hosts England from August 4.
One of the 23 Indian cricketers in the ongoing tour of England has tested positive for COVID-19 during the 20-day break and will not be traveling with the team to Durham on Thursday.
One of the 23 Indian cricketers in the ongoing tour of England has tested positive for COVID-19 during the 20-day break and will not be traveling with the team to Durham on Thursday. The news comes in the wake of BCCI secretary Jay Shah recently sent an e-mail to the Indian delegation in the United Kingdom warning it about the escalating incidents of COVID-19. The side is to reassemble at Durham in a bio-bubble before the Test series against England next month.
“Yes, one of the players has tested positive although he is largely asymptomatic today. He is in quarantine at an acquaintance’s residence and won’t be traveling with the team to Durham on Thursday,” a BCCI source told PTI on conditions of anonymity.
While the touring party in the UK is tight-lipped about the name of the player, it is understood that he has been afflicted by the Delta variant which has led to the rising number of cases there.
Shah, in his letter, told the players to “avoid” crowded places as Covishield only provides protection, not full immunity against the virus.
In fact, Shah’s letter had specifically stated that players should avoid going to Wimbledon and Euro Championships, which recently concluded there.
In a five-game test series, the Indian team will take England on August 4.
