IPL 2021, CSK vs RR: Match rescheduled after Chennai Super Kings players go into week-long quarantine | Cricket News

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The Indian Premier League match between Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals, which was scheduled to be performed on the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Wednesday, has been rescheduled.

As per a report in ESPNcricinfo, the franchise knowledgeable the BCCI that they are going to be remaining in a seven-day quarantine after three members from the workforce examined constructive for COVID-19 on Monday.

This is the second match of IPL 2021 after Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders to be rescheduled attributable to COVID-19 virus. KKR players Sandeep Warrier and Varun Chakravarthy had examined constructive for the virus on Monday.  

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CSK CEO Okay Viswanathan, who confirmed the event, had additionally returned constructive for the virus upon preliminary exams, nonetheless, he was cleared throughout a follow-up check on Monday.

The official additionally confirmed that aside from CSK bowling coach bowling coach Lakshmipathy Balaji and the workforce bus cleaner, everybody else has cleared the exams.

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“The coach is asymptomatic. However, as per the BCCI’s Covid protocols, everybody who has come in contact with him will have to undergo a six-day quarantine. We can’t play our next game (against Rajasthan Royals). The BCCI knows about the testing protocols and how many tests need to become negative before an all-clear is given. We have communicated it to the BCCI. They will have to reschedule the game between CSK and Rajasthan Royals,” a CSK official instructed The Indian Express on Tuesday.  





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