SL vs IND | Krunal Pandya out of T20I series with 7-day isolation, all eight close contacts return negative
Xtra Time Web Desk: Team India all rounder Krunal Pandya has been ruled out of the remainder of the T20I series against Sri Lanka on Tuesday. Krunal was tested positive for COVID-19 and will be isolating for next seven days. The 2nd T20I had to be postponed by a day which was supposed to be held on Tuesday. As per Sri Lanka's health safety protocols, Krunal will not be able to travel back to India with other members of the contingent on July 30 as he will now have to undergo mandatory isolation and obtain a negative RT-PCR report.
Meanwhile the reports of all the eight close contacts with Krunal Pandya have come negative. But no one will be allowed to turn at the ground on Wednesday for the 2nd T20I.
The third and final T20 is scheduled to be held on Thursday. For now the three-match series is on as even if there are a couple of more cases, the Indian team has enough players with negative RT-PCR reports to field a team.
"The second T20I between Sri Lanka and India originally scheduled to be played on July 27 has been pushed forward by a day and will now take place on Wednesday, July 28," BCCI secretary Jay Shah said in a media statement.
Now there will be back-to-back matches on Wednesday and Thursday provided there aren't any more players testing positive to affect the balance of the sides which will lead to cancellation.
While the series is being played closed doors, the bio-security bubble breach at the Taj Samudra hotel in Colombo, where the Indian team is staying, could be a reason. One of the logistics staff (bus driver) or catering staff at the ground could also be a carrier.
The development is also likely to affect the travel plans of Prithvi Shaw and Suryakumar Yadav, who were due to join the Indian team in England after this series for an upcoming Test assignment against England next month.
The duo were supposed to link up with the red ball squad in UK after the completion of the T20 series and it is still not clear whether these two are among the eight, who were in close contact of Krunal.
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Karla Gleichauf
12 May 2017 at 05:28 pm
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M Shyamalan
12 May 2017 at 05:28 pm
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Liz Montano
12 May 2017 at 05:28 pm
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