India midfielder Anirudh Thapa has examined positive for COVID-19 and is below quarantine in a separate room on the group resort in Doha.
Thapa examined positive on Wednesday, a day earlier than India misplaced 0-1 to Asian champion Qatar in its joint World Cup and Asian Cup qualifiers in Doha.
“Yes, Anirudh Thapa tested positive (for COVID-19), and he is isolated (from other team members),” All India Football Federation (AIFF) common secretary Kushal Das stated on Saturday.Â
The 23-year-old Chennaiyin FC participant will bear a second check in a number of days. He has performed greater than 20 matches for India.
India is already out of rivalry for a World Cup berth however stays in the reckoning for the 2023 Asian Cup.
With three factors from six matches, a winless India is No. 4 in the Group E standings.
Head coach Igor Stimac’s males nonetheless have two matches in the joint qualifiers. They play Bangladesh on June 7 and Afghanistan on June 15.Â
