COVID-19: Team India Support Staff Dayananda Tests Positive, Saha To Isolate As Close Contact

Mumbai: In a setback for the Indian team in the UK, support staff Dayanand Garani has tested positive for COVID-19 and this has led to senior player Wriddhiman Saha being in isolation as close contact as per protocol.

Wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant is already down with the virus and will have to test negative on Sunday so that he can leave the quarantine and join the team.

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Speaking to ANI, sources close to the developments said: “Yes Dayanand has tested positive, but luckily he was not around a lot of team members. Saha unfortunately will have to isolate as he was a close contact. Hopefully, he returns negative tests too as Rishabh is also currently down and a subsequent test will give more clarity.”

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The spread of COVID-19 was not limited to the England team in recent times, even as Indian cricketers in the UK have been affected by the virus.

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The Indian team will play a warm-up match from July 20 to 22 against the County Championship XI team, organized by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) at the request of the Board of Control for Cricket in India.

Earlier, three England players and four members of their coaching staff tested positive for Covid-19. This forced the ECB to choose a second-line team for the ODI series against Pakistan.

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