IPL 2021: KKR vs RCB match in Ahmedabad set to be postponed amid COVID-19 scare
Monday's IPL 2021 match between the Kolkata Knight Riders and thus the Royal Challenges Bangalore in Ahmedabad has been rescheduled after the Knight Riders' spinner Varun Chakravarthy and seam bowler Sandeep Warrier tested positive for Covid-19.This is the primary instance of positive Covid-19 cases within an IPL team bubble since the 2021 season started.It is believed that Chakravarthy recently left the IPL's biosecure bubble through the official green channel to urge a scan on an injured shoulder which is where he may are exposed.
An IPL statement on Monday said the 2 players had been "found to be positive within the third round of testing within the last four days". Barring Chakravarthy and Warrier, the remainder of the Knight Riders contingent's latest tests came out clear.
The IPL confirmed the developments, saying during a promulgation that "Knight Riders have now moved towards a daily testing routine to spot the alternative possible cases," which its "medical team is additionally determining the close and casual contacts of the, 2 positive cases during the 48 hours" before testing. The complete Knight Riders' contingent has been put during a five-day quarantine in their hotel rooms in Ahmedabad, starting yesterday. which may be over on May 6, two days before their next match, on May 8 against the Delhi Capitals.