Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) spin bowler Varun Chakravarthy mentioned he nonetheless hasn’t recovered utterly from Covid-19 and is feeling weak and dizzy attributable to which he hasnt been capable of resume coaching.
Chakravarthy was one of many 4 KKR gamers to check optimistic for Covid-19 through the Indian Premier League (IPL), which was postponed halfway after 4 groups had been discovered to be affected by the virus.
“I’m now doing well and recovering at home. I still haven’t been able to resume training at full tilt because of post-Covid-19 symptoms. Although I don’t have cough or fever, there is weakness and dizziness. The loss of smell and taste is still intermittent, but I’m confident of being able to resume training soon,” mentioned the bowler who was picked within the India limited-overs squad for the tour of Australia however needed to pull out attributable to damage.
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The 29-year-old mentioned that preserving the thoughts distracted throughout Covid-19 is a giant problem since you might be alone and away from household and team-mates.
“The toughest thing about contracting Covid-19 is keeping your mind distracted, and away from all that was happening. Because you are alone, away from your family and teammates. To keep myself occupied, I read books by Osho to give me a sense of calm,” he instructed espncricinfo.com.
Apart from Chakravarthy, tempo bowlers Sandeep Warrier and M Prasidh Krishna in addition to New Zealand wicketkeeper-batsman Tim Seifert additionally examined optimistic for the virus.
Recalling how he realised he had caught the virus, the Tamil Nadu participant mentioned, “I felt something was slightly off on May 1. I felt tired. There was no cough whatsoever, but I had little fever, so I didn’t attend our training session. I immediately informed the team management and they arranged for an RT-PCR test quickly. I was immediately quarantined and isolated, away from the rest of my KKR team-mates, in a separate wing of the hotel. Soon, I found out that I’d tested positive.”
Known to bowl thriller spin and check out new issues with the ball, Chakravarthy mentioned that the 12 days spent in isolation had been monotonous attributable to sameness in routine.
“I was in isolation for 12 days. There’s a bit of sameness to your routine: being in the same room, having the same food almost. But I just had to find ways to get through the day. I’d wake up late, around 9 am, have a light breakfast, then begin my web shows and movies marathon on Netflix and Amazon Prime. In between, I’d catch up with cousins and friends over video calls. After lunch, I’d take my medicines and speak to my family. Thankfully, they handled the situation calmly.”
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