Some of the recent reports of NDTV suggest that one member of the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) medical team in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of IPL 2020. Some of the reports have also suggested that two people at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru have also tested positive for coronavirus. Speaking to ANI, sources of NDTV has confirmed that a senior member of the BCCI medical team has tested positive.
One of the sources of NDTV said, “It is true, but there is no issue as he (senior medical officer) is asymptomatic and has been kept in isolation. He has not been in contact with anyone and possibly contracted it during his travel to the UAE. He is being monitored and should hopefully be fine in the next round of testing. We also have two people at the NCA who have tested positive and have been kept in isolation.”
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On Saturday, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) went on to officially confirm in a press release that as many as 13 people have tested positive for Covid-19 after arriving in UAE for the IPL 2020.
In a press release regarding the same, “13 personnel have tested positive of which 2 are players. All the affected person as well as their close contacts are asymptomatic and have been isolated from other team members. They are being monitored by the IPL Medical Team. As per the IPL 2020 Health and Safety Protocols, testing on all participants will be conducted regularly throughout the IPL 2020 Season.”
On September 1, Chennai Super Kings CEO Kasi Viswanathan had confirmed that there are no fresh coronavirus cases in the contingent. He also went to confirm that the ones who tested positive earlier will be tested once again only after their 14-day quarantine period is over.
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The IPL 2020 is scheduled to be taking place between September 19 and November 10 in the UAE across three venues — Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Sharjah. This time, both the afternoon and evening matches will be played half-an-hour earlier than usual.
