Six members of Sunrisers Hyderabad, including Vijay Shankar, identified as close contacts; SRH vs DC game to go on with others returning negative tests
Sunrisers Hyderabad left-arm seamer T Natarajan tested positive for Covid-19 at a scheduled RT-PCR test in Dubai, and has isolated himself from the rest of the squad. Natarajan is currently asymptomatic, according to an IPL statement.
The Sunrisers medical team identified six people as Natarajan’s close contacts, and they have all been placed in isolation as well. The only player in that group is Vijay Shankar. The others are: Vijay Kumar (team manager), Shyam Sundar J (physiotherapist), Anjana Vanna (doctor), Tushar Khedkar (logistics manager) and net bowler P Ganesan.
The entire contingent, including the close contacts, underwent RT-PCR tests at 5am local time on Wednesday and the test reports have come out negative. As a result, Wednesday’s game between Sunrisers and Delhi Capitals will go ahead as scheduled at the Dubai International Stadium.
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Source: ESPN Crickinfo