Krunal Covid+, Sl-india 2nd T20 pushed by a day
Press Trust of India
The second T20I between India and Sri Lanka here on Tuesday was postponed by a day after allrounder Krunal Pandya tested positive for Covid-19, forcing him out of the series with seven days of isolation.
As per Sri Lanka’s health safety protocols, Krunal will not be able to travel back to India with other members of the contingent on July 30 as he will now have to undergo mandatory isolation and obtain a negative RT-PCR report. The third and final T20 is scheduled to be held on Thursday.
For now, the three-match series is on as even if there are a couple of more cases, the Indian team has enough players with negative RT-PCR reports to field a team. India are travelling with a 20-member squad, and four standby net bowlers.
Krunal, who tested positive on Tuesday morning, has been
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quarantined and the entire contingent’s RT-PCR test reports are awaited. “The second T20I between Sri Lanka and India originally scheduled to be played on July 27 has been pushed forward by a day and will now take place on Wednesday, July 28,” BCCI secretary Jay Shah said in a statement. “Following the Rapid Antigen Tests conducted ahead of the match on Tuesday morning, Krunal Pandya was found to be positive. The medical teams have identified eight members as close contacts.”
However, it has been learnt from BCCI sources that all members of the Indian contingent are currently in room isolation till they receive the negative RT-PCR report. The entire contingent has undergone RT-PCR tests on the day to ascertain any further outbreak in the squad.
India won the first T20I by 38 runs and it is surprising as to how Krunal, who has been a part of the strict bio-bubble for the past one month, contracted the virus.