According to reports coming in on Thursday a player of the Indian cricket team in England has tested positive for Covid -19 virus and is quarantined as of now. The player is at his relatives’ home presently and is likely to join the tour party in Durham later.
The Indian squad sans the player will return to bio-bubble in Durham on Thursday.
Sources said the cricket player showed symptoms of coronavirus infection with a sore throat, which led to a Covid test and it returned positive. His teammates and support staff, who came in contact with the player, were kept in isolation for three days and they have completed their isolation period.
Indian cricketer who tested positive for coronavirus
The news of the Indian cricketer testing positive comes in the wake of the virus sweeping through the England camp ahead of their limited-overs home series against Pakistan.
Last week before the first ODI against Pakistan, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed that seven members of the team including three players and four staff members tested positive for Covid-19.
