New Delhi: The COVID-19 storm struck IPL on Monday with Kolkata Knight Riders’ Varun Chakravarthy and Sandeep Warrier testing positive for the dreaded virus, forcing postponement of the team’s game against Royal Challengers Bangalore in Ahmedabad this evening.
The match will be rescheduled some time later during the tournament, which will conclude on May 30.
“Varun Chakaravarthy and Sandeep Warrier were found to be positive in the third round of testing in the last four days. All other team members have tested negative for COVID -19,” the star-studded league, which features the biggest names in international cricket, said in a press release.
Leg-spinner Chakravarthy and pacer Warrier, both 30, have been isolated and the rest of the KKR contingent has returned negative reports for now. Of the two, Warrier has not yet made the playing XI in any of the seven matches KKR have played.
“The Medical Team is in continuous touch with the duo and are monitoring their health….