Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and India pacer Prasidh Krishna has tested positive for COVID-19, becoming the fourth player from the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise to contract the virus, ANI reported quoting sources.

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Varun Chakravarthy, Sandeep Warrier and Tim Seifert of KKR had also tested positive for COVID-19.

On Friday, Parsidh was picked by BCCI as a stand-by player for the upcoming ICC World Test Championship final as well as the five-match Test series against England. 

The 2021 edition of the IPL was indefinitely suspended after several players and support staff contracted the virus. 

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Among them were Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) wicket-keeper-batsman Wriddhiman Saha, Amit Mishra of Delhi Capitals and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) bowling coach Lakshmipathy Balaji. 

“The BCCI and the IPL GC have unanimously decided to postpone the 2021 season till further notice. we don’t wish to compromise the safety of players, the people involved, the employees, the groundsmen, the match officials, every single person involved,” BCCI secretary Jay Shah said while announcing the suspension of IPL 2021.