Sri Lanka vs India gets postponed, Krunal Pandya Tests Positive

This has created a doubt on opener Suryakumar Yadan and Prithvi Shaw, who are all set to play Test series against England.
Sri Lanka vs India gets postponed, Krunal Pandya Tests Positive
Sri Lanka vs India gets postponed, Krunal Pandya Tests Positive
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The T20I match which was going to be held on Tuesday ispostponed to Wednesday, because the all-rounder Krunal Pandya is testedpositive and the match which is predicted to be on Wednesday will be performedafter all the players test negative. The match was to be held between India andSri Lanka.

It is now known that both the teams are forced to gothrough isolation. The sources said, “Krunal has tested positive and the T20Ion Tuesday has been postponed and will happen on Wednesday if all the others test negative.The players are currently isolating.”

This has created a doubt on opener Suryakumar Yadan andPrithvi Shaw, who are all set to play Test series against England. On Monday, theBCCI told the All-Indi Senior Selection Committee has written the name of theopeners for replacements for the Test series which are against England.

Even the injured players, Avesh Khan, Shubham Gill, andWashington Sundar is ruled out from the Test Series against England. Duringthe three-day practice game against County Select XI, the all-rounderWashington Sundar has taken an injection on his right-hand bowling finger, andthe rest of the players are under medical guidance.

"Following the Rapid Antigen Tests conducted aheadof the match on Tuesday morning, Team India all-rounder Krunal Pandya was foundto be positive. The Medical Teams have identified eight members as closecontacts," the BCCI stated.

"The entire contingent is undergoing RT-PCR teststoday to ascertain any further outbreak in the squad," further added.

BCCI has twittered, “NEWS: Krunal Pandya tests positive. Second Sri Lanka-India T20I postponed to July28. The entire contingent is undergoing RT-PCR tests today to ascertain anyfurther outbreak in the squad.”

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