Pakistan cricket crew has endured a tremendous blow directly before its flight for England as 10 players of the 29-part crew have tried positive for COVID-19.
The test aftereffects of 23 players came out on Tuesday as 7 of them were COVID-19 positive, taking the all out count to 10. Shockingly, practically all the cricketers are asymptomatic. Here’s a rundown of the considerable number of players that have gotten the infection.
- Haider Ali
- Haris Rauf
- Shadab Khan
- Fakhar Zaman
- Kashif Bhatti
- Wahab Riaz
- Imran Khan Snr.
- Mohammad Rizwan
- Mohammad Hafeez
- Mohammad Hasnain
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has exhorted the cricketers to experience self-segregation for a time of 14 days implying that they won’t fly with the group on 28th June. The crew has just been diminished to 19 players and this has additionally raised a lot of questions in regards to whether the visit will proceed as arranged or not.
Shoaib Akhtar and Waqar Younis are yet to experience coronavirus tests too.
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The PCB, however the England Cricket Board (ECB) will likewise be checking the circumstance intently as Pakistan’s coronavirus count traversed 3,700 passings.
The Replacements
Lead trainer and Chief Selector, Misbah-ul-Haq, had said that an all-encompassing crew of 29 will assist the group with training matches before the arrangement in England. Pakistani cricketers last played serious cricket back in February-March in the PSL 5 and there has been no preparation camp from that point forward due to COVID-19.
According to the SOPs, the players might be permitted to join the group in England following two back to back negative tests with extra tests to be directed later in the week prior to the group’s flight on Sunday.
Starting at now, the PCB hasn’t reported any substitution and it looks improbable that there will be changes to the crew. The players who have tried positive will join the group later on, if they recuperate completely and show full wellness before takeoff. The principle purpose for this is Pakistan is landing right around 5 a month and a half from the get-go in the UK to represent a compulsory 14-days isolate and a preparation camp before the arrangement begins in August.
Arrangement in Doubt?
With nearly everything concluded, the positive tests have managed a significant hit to PCB’s arrangements. The 29-man crew was a consolidated one for the two Tests and T20Is as the Men dressed in Green are planned to play three matches each in both arrangement.
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While we as a whole have a lot of inquiries and questions around the eventual fate of the arrangement, ECB’s Managing Director of Men’s Cricket, Ashley Giles, has said that the arrangement isn’t in question right now. He said this after three individuals from the group tried positive, in any case, he additionally said that even various different tests come positive – and they have – the arrangement will at present be on.
Giles was of the view that the arrangement is a significant long way away and Pakistan will have a full-quality group against England in August-September.
It is a worry – and we are generally worried about the government assistance of those players who have tried positive. Right now, I don’t think the arrangement is in question. We are far enough away from the beginning of the Test arrangement to be excessively stressed and we are as yet confident the Pakistan group will show up in the nation decently soon.
The previous left-arm spinner likewise said that while there are more significant things than sports right now, resumption of cricket can be the assurance promoter everybody needs at this moment.
This is such a worldwide and sweeping issue and is influencing everybody and there are definitely more significant things going on than sport. However, we are confident that in the event that we can get global game on it will be a fillip for individuals around the globe.
Pakistan group will prepare and play in a bio-secure condition in England and they won’t be permitted to get in contact with any other individual outside of the group.
