PAK vs WI LIVE: Three WI players test COVID positive

PAK vs WI LIVE: 3 players test COVID positive- What comes as a big setback ahead of the upcoming series between West Indies and Pakistan, three West Indies players have tested positive for COVID-19. Left-arm pacer Sheldon Cottrell, allrounders Roston Chase and Kyle Mayers, along with a non-coaching member of the team management unit returned positive tests in Karachi. The three players will be unavailable to participate in the upcoming Pakistan series. Follow Pakistan vs West Indies LIVE updates on InsideSport.IN

The development comes a day ahead of the T20I series that kick starts on December 13 (Monday).

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All four individuals will remain isolated from the rest of the West Indies squad and are now under the care and supervision of the Team Physician, Dr Akshai Mansingh. They will remain in isolation for ten (10) days and until they return negative PCR test results.

The three-match T20I Series starts on Monday, December 13 and will be played at the Karachi National Stadium.

Johnny Grave, CEO of CWI said: “Our arrival testing protocols in Pakistan have confirmed four (4) COVID-19 positives. These were confirmed whilst the players and staff were still in room isolation, so despite this significant setback to our preparation plans, we are confident that the tour can continue as everyone else returned negative PCRs prior to their arrival into Pakistan and two negative PCRs since they have been in Karachi.”

“The risk of COVID-19 infection is impossible to remove completely from a cricket tour, in spite of the fact that many of our players have been living in bio-secure bubbles almost continuously since before the CPL. This unusual loss of three players from our squad will seriously impact our team preparations, but the rest of the squad are in good spirits and will begin training today ahead of our first game on Monday,” he added.

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CWC CEO Johnny Grave said that the West Indies tour of Pakistan will go ahead despite COVID-19 cases in the squad.
All four COVID cases will stay in isolation for 10 days and will only join the group after testing negative
The absence of Sheldon Cottrell, Roston Chase and Kyle Mayers depletes a West Indies team that is already lacking senior players.
Full-time captain Kieron Pollard is out due to an injury while Andre Russell is playing the BBL.
Karachi is hosting the white-ball series- 3 T20Is and ODIs that ends on December 22.

Schedule: West Indies tour of Pakistan