Multiple members of
the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Chennai Super Kings (CSK) tested positive
for coronavirus, reported news agency PTI. Among the infected is a current
India limited-overs cricketer, the report also stated. Due to this, CSK will
have to extend their quarantine period in Dubai till September 1, ahead of the
start of the tournament.

“Yes, a right-arm
medium-fast bowler, who has recently played for India, along with a few staff
members have tested positive for COVID-19,” a senior IPL source told PTI
on conditions of anonymity.

“As far as we
know, one of the senior-most officials of the CSK management and his wife, and
at least two members of their social media team are also COVID-19
positive,” he added.

According to the PTI
report, a league source revealed that all COVID-19 positive results came during
day 1, 3 and 6 of testing after the contingent’s landing in Dubai.

According to the
BCCI’s Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), all those who test positive are
mandated to go through additional seven-day quarantine.

They can enter the
bio-secure bubble only after returning negative in tests to be conducted after
the extended isolation, the report stated.

Here is the CSK squad:

MS Dhoni (captain),
Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis, Murali Vijay, Kedar
Jadhav, Ravindra Jadeja, Rituraj Gaikwad, Dwayne Bravo, Karn Sharma, Imran
Tahir, Harbhajan Singh, Mitchell Santner, Sahrdul Thakur, KM Asif, Deepak
Chahar, N Jagadeesan, Lungi Ngidi, Monu Kumar, Sam Curran, Piyush Chawla, Josh
Hazlewood, R Sai Kishore