New Zealand coach Gary Stead has recently revealed that wicket-keeper batsman Tim Seifert, who had earlier infected by the COVID-19 during the recently-suspended Indian Premier League in India, has tested negative and he is on his way back home as well.
Seifert, who featured for Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2021, had tested positive for the deadly virus on May 8. After that, Seifert was awaiting his transfer to Chennai, where he was to be treated in the private hospital where Chennai Super Kings’ batting coach Michael Hussey’s treatment was going on.
“I heard from Tim just a little while ago. I think the really encouraging thing is he’s tested negative and my understanding is he’s on a flight out of India pretty quickly as well,” Gary Stead was quoted as saying by ”stuff.co.nz”.
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”I don’t know how long it’s going to take him to get back to New Zealand or where he’s heading via, but it’s great news for Tim, that for a start his health is on the improve anyway, to the point where he’s not testing positive anymore,” further added the head coach.
According to the report, an NZ Cricket spokesperson has also confirmed that Tim Seifert had left India. Notably, the 26-year-old Seifert has played 3 ODIs and 35 T20 Internationals for his team so far. New Zealand are all set to play a Test series against England, before the much-awaited inaugural World Test Championship final against India at Southampton next month.
Meanwhile, New Zealand captain Kane Williamson is excited to take on India in the inaugural World Test Championships (WTC) final next month. He said that playing against India will be a “fantastic challenge”. The final between India and New Zealand in the final of the inaugural World Test Championships will take place in Southampton from June 18.
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“When we play against India, it has always been a fantastic challenge and so it is really exciting to be playing against them,” Kane Williamson said in a video posted by the ICC on its Twitter handle.
