New Delhi: The match between the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) within the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL 2021) on Monday (May 3, 2021) has been rescheduled. The IPL match was scheduled to start at 7:30 PM on Monday (May 3, 2021).
The step was taken after two gamers of KKR gamers examined positive for Covid-19. An official assertion was launched by the BCCI on this regard, which confirmed that Varun Chakravarthy and Sandeep Warrier have contracted the virus.
“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.”
“Both the players have isolated themselves from the rest of the squad. The Medical Team is in continuous touch with the duo and are monitoring their health. Meanwhile, the Kolkata Knight Riders have now moved towards a daily testing routine to identify any other possible cases and treat them at the earliest.”
“The Medical Team is also determining the close and casual contacts of the two positive cases during the 48 hours prior to collection of the sample that returned the positive test results.”
“The BCCI and the Kolkata Knight Riders prioritise the health and safety of everyone involved and all measures are being taken in that endeavour,” the assertion learn.
As per a report in ESPNCricinfo, Chakravarthy had left the bio-bubble lately by way of an official inexperienced channel for scans on his shoulders.
Meanwhile, that is the primary time within the season when a member has examined positive regardless of being within the IPL bio-bubble.
Ahead of IPL 2021, Delhi Capitals’ Axar Patel and KKR’s Nitish Rana had examined positive for the virus. However, the duo has recovered effectively and are at the moment fulfiling their duties for his or her respective franchises.
