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Xtra Time Web Desk: The second T20I between India and Sri Lanka, scheduled to be held on Tuesday (July 27, 2021) has been postponed by a day due to Team India’s left arm spinner Krunal Pandya testing positive for COVID-19. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) took to twitter to confirm the news. The BCCI also added that the entire Indian contingent is undergoing RT-PCR tests to ascertain any further outbreak within the squad. The third T20I will be played on July 29 as scheduled.

The medical teams have identified eight members from the Indian contingent as close contacts.

"Following the Rapid Antigen Tests conducted ahead of the match on Tuesday morning, Team India all-rounder Krunal Pandya was found to be positive. The Medical Teams have identified eight members as close contacts," the BCCI said in a media release.

"The entire contingent is undergoing RT-PCR tests today to ascertain any further outbreak in the squad," the BCCI added.

The Indian team coached by Rahul Dravid is now in Colombo to take part in a white ball series involving three ODIs and three T20Is. Shikhar Dhawan and his team has already bagged the ODI series 2-1 and are leading the T20I series 1-0.