COVID has as soon as once more managed to crawl its means into the Indian Premier League. As per stories a member of Chennai Super Kings’ content material crew has examined optimistic for the virus and has been put underneath isolation. The facet’s CEO, Kasi Viswanathan, confirmed the event to Cricbuzz.
Meanwhile, it appears destiny has taken a U-turn from Delhi Capitals as they put together for the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), which begins from April 9. The facet first misplaced its captain and a key middle-order batsman in the type of Shreyas Iyer, who was dominated out from the event after dislocating his shoulders whereas performing the nationwide duties. And now once we are only a week away from the cash-rich T20 league, Axar Patel, one in all crew’s premier all-rounder, has examined optimistic for COVID-19.
The franchise on Saturday launched an announcement in this regard, which acknowledged that the all-rounder had initially checked in on the crew resort in Mumbai on March 28 with a detrimental report. However, his report from the second COVID check returned optimistic, and Patel is at the moment underneath isolation and supervision of Delhi Capitals medical crew.
UPDATE
Delhi Capitals all-rounder #AxarPatel has examined optimistic for COVID-19. He had checked into the crew resort in Mumbai on Mar 28, 2021, with a detrimental report. His report from the second COVID check, got here optimistic. pic.twitter.com/CjRKlfzvWR
— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) April 3, 2021
While DC usually are not the primary crew to have been rocked by the novel virus even earlier than the primary ball of the event has been bowled. Three-time winners Chennai Super Kings had discovered themselves in an identical scenario in the final event in UAE, when Deepak Chahar and Ruturaj Gaekwad had examined optimistic for COVID. In addition to this just a few members from CSK’s social media crew had additionally examined optimistic for the virus.
CSK did ultimately handle to outlive the virus scare and the season opener between Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians went forward as per schedule, but it surely definitely had an enduring impression in the facet’s marketing campaign, because the heavyweights completed second-last and for the primary time in the historical past of the event didn’t make it to the playoffs.
COVID blows: CSK’s further quarantine
Apart from the obligatory 14-day quarantine interval, CSK had been compelled to stay remoted for an extra two weeks earlier than they might enter the bio-bubble, making them the final crew to start their coaching. This was one of many causes behind CSK’s woeful efficiency, one thing which was acknowledged by the skipper MS Dhoni himself.
“I haven’t batted for a long time. 14-day quarantine doesn’t help,” Dhoni had stated after a match in opposition to Rajasthan Royals, which noticed the skipper arrive in the center after the likes of Sam Curran and Kedhar Jadhav in a stiff 217-run chase.
However, Dhoni’s reference was to the extra quarantine, which resulted them in lacking vital coaching periods.
Amidst all of the COVID hullabaloo, Suresh Raina and Harbhajan Singh determined to skip the event fully attributable to private causes.
However, nothing as such has been introduced but for each the franchises, however COVID has confirmed to be a hindrance for groups, one thing which was evident in CSK’s marketing campaign final season.
