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Dubai: Sunrisers Hyderabad pacer T Natarajan has tested positive for COVID-19 but the team’s IPL match against Delhi Capitals on Wednesday will take place as scheduled, the BCCI said.
Left-arm pacer Natarajan, who is coming back from knee surgery, has been isolated along with six close contacts, including India all-rounder Vijay Shankar.
“Sunrisers Hyderabad player T Natarajan tested positive for COVID-19 in a scheduled RT-PCR test. The player has isolated himself from the rest of the team. He is presently asymptomatic,” a BCCI release said.
“The RT-PCR test was conducted today morning at 5 am local time and the test report is negative.
As a result of this, tonight’s game between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Delhi Capitals will take place at the Dubai International Stadium, Dubai.
Close contacts identified by the medical team include Vijay Kumar (Team Manager), Shyam Sundar J (Physiotherapist), Anjana Vannan (Doctor), Tushar Khedkar (Logistics Manager) and Periyasamy Ganesan (Net Bowler).
The IPL resumed here on Sunday after being halted in May due to multiple COVID cases in its bio-bubble when the event was being staged in India.
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