DUBAI: A member of the BCCI contingent, which is here to oversee the conduct of IPL, has tested positive for COVID-19, a league source told PTI on Thursday. The event is scheduled to start on September 19.
“There is one positive case in the BCCI contingent. I can’t tell you whether it’s from cricket operations team or the medical team. But testing is on and everyone else is healthy and asymptomatic,” a senior IPL official told PTI on conditions of anonymity. “There is no cause for concern,” he added.
However, another source said that the person, who has tested positive, is a member of the national team’s support staff and is here to keep a tab on the centrally-contracted players. The IPL was moved out of India this year due to a surge in COVID cases there.
The tournament will be played across three cities in the UAE and will conclude on November 10. (PTI)
