A cricketer of the Indian group that is at present in England is in home isolation right after testing positive for Covid -19, The Indian Express has reported. The unnamed cricketer is at present undergoing quarantine at his relatives’ home and will join the group later in Durham. The rest of the Indian squad will return to its bio-bubble in Durham today.
Sources told The Indian Express that the cricketer was suffering from a sore throat that led to the group management organising a Covid-19 test, which returned a positive outcome. Members of the help employees and group, who had come in make contact with with the stricken player also underwent a 3-day isolation period, which they have given that completed. The Indian cricketers have been permitted to leave the safe bio-bubble to devote time on their personal following the ICC World Test Championship final against New Zealand that eneded on June 23.
The news of the Indian cricketer returning a positive Covid-19 test comes barely a week right after the virus swept by way of the England group prior to a restricted-overs series against Pakistan at home. Ahead of the very first ODI match against Pakistan last week, seven members of the England group, like 4 members of employees and 3 players, tested positive for the virus, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed. This forced the England selectors to overhaul the squad as Ben Stokes took more than the captaincy.
Questions have been raised about how the virus breached the bio-bubble that the players have been living in and Tom Harrison, the ECB chief executive pointed out mentioned they had been mindful that the virus’ Delta variant, coupled with their move away from stringent biosecure measures could lead to an outbreak. Sri Lanka also had a virus outbreak in their camp following a tour of England, major to the postponement of a restricted-overs series against India.