Ganguly tests negative for Covid; SA women positive

Kolkata, July 25: BCCI president Sourav Ganguly has tested negative for Covid-19 after he gave his samples as a precautionary measure.

The former India captain has been in home quarantine for more than a week after his elder brother Snehasish Ganguly had tested positive for the contagious disease.

“He (Ganguly) is living with his ailing mother and family, so as a precautionary measure he took the test voluntarily and the report came negative on Friday evening,” a source close to the BCCI president said.

The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) secretary Snehasish is recovering well and is expected to be discharged from the hospital in a couple of days.

“He is doing fine and also handling his office work from the hospital. We expect him to be released in a couple of days,” the source added.

Snehasish’s family — wife, mother-in-law, fatherin-law along with their domestic help — had tested positive for Covid-19 on June 20 at their Mominpur residence.

COVID-19 STRIKES PROTEAS CRICKET

Meanwhile, Three members of the South African women’s cricket squad have tested positive for

Coronavirus ahead of their training camp for a proposed tour of England.

The three members, including one support staff, have been withdrawn from the camp by Cricket South Africa (CSA). The camp is scheduled to start in Pretoria from July 27.

“We can confirm that three people have tested positive. The players and support staff that have tested positive will now selfisolate for a period of 10 days and will take no part in the training camp,” CSA said in a release.

“They have nil to mild symptoms as our medical team continue to closely monitor them in accordance with CSA’s Covid-19 Steering Committee protocols to ensure their wellbeing. The players’ return to train and play program will be guided by the CSA Medical Committee’s protocols,” CSA stated.

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