All 13 members of Indian Premier League franchise Chennai Super Kings, who tested positive for COVID-19 last week, have come out negative, reported PTI quoting the IPL team’s CEO KS Viswanathan on Tuesday.
Indian seamer Deepak Chahar and Indian A batsman Ruturaj Gaikwad were the two cricketers among the 13 who had tested positive for COVID-19.
Viswanathan told PTI from Dubai that “Yes, all 13 members have tested negative for COVID-19. They will have to undergo another test on Thursday. We are likely to start training on Friday.”
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He added, “Deepak and Ruturaj will complete their 14-day quarantine and then join training after two negative tests as per protocol.”
The Indian Premier League will be start from September 19 in UAE.
Earlier in the day, the Emirates Cricket Board confirmed that IPL teams travelling directly to different venues for matches will not have to quarantine themselves.
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The decisions meant that the teams, who are staying in a hotel which is a biosecure bubble, will be allowed to travel directly from the hotel to the match venues, and then return to their hotels, without having to be quarantined.
