3 players of the West Indies cricket team that visited Pakistan have been found to be Corona positive. According to reports, the team’s wicket-keeper Shai Hope, left-arm spinner Akeel Hossain and all-rounder Justin Greaves were tested for COVID-19. In the test reports, all three players were found to be corona infected.
Apart from 3 players of the team, Roddy Estwick, an assistant coach of the West Indies cricket team and physician Akshay Mansingh have also been found infected. All of them have been quarantined after being found to be COVID positive. Following this news, the West Indies Cricket Board issued a statement and said that the three players and support staff would not participate in the upcoming matches. The board has said that till the time the corona test report of all of them comes negative, then all of them will follow all the rules and provisions under the COVID protocol.
It is worth noting that even before this, 3 more players of the West Indies team have been infected with Corona, including the names of left arm seamer Sheldon Cottrell, all-rounder Roston Chase and Kyle Myers. That is, 6 players of the West Indies team that went to Pakistan to play a bilateral series against Pakistan have been found to be COVID positive.
West Indies vs Pakistan T20 Series
- December 13: 1st T20I, Karachi – Time 6:30 PM
- December 14: 2nd T20I, Karachi – Time 6:30 PM
- 16 December: 3rd T20I match, Karachi – time 6:30 PM.
West Indies vs Pakistan ODI Series
- 18 December: 1st match, Karachi – 1:30 PM
- December 20: Second match, Karachi – 1:30 PM
- December 22: Third match, Karachi – 1:30 PM
Significantly, the first and second matches of the T20I series against West Indies have been played against Pakistan. In both these matches, Pakistan defeated the West Indies and took a 2-0 lead in the T20I series. Let us remind you that in the first match, Pakistan defeated West Indies by 63 runs and in the second match, Pakistan defeated West Indies by 9 runs in a very exciting match.
– Vinay Kumar