Aug 13, 2020
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Nagraj Gollapudi News editor, ESPNcricinfo
- Nagraj Gollapudi is news editor at ESPNcricinfo
India batsman Karun Nair has successfully recuperated from Covid-19 and is set to travel with the Kings XI Punjab team to the UAE next week to take part in the IPL. ESPNcricinfo understands Nair tested positive for the coronavirus just recently, but evaluated unfavorable on August 8.
It is understood Nair entered into self-isolation for more than two weeks prior to clearing the test. Nair will now undergo 3 more tests as part of the procedure the Kings XI management has laid out for the contingent travelling to the UAE. Only those who clear the testing process will board the flight on August20 Nair will be part of a little group in Bengaluru that will board a charter flight that will get a broader set of players and personnel from Delhi.
Nair has actually played 14 games for Kings XI throughout the 2018 and 2019 IPL seasons, scoring 306 runs, consisting of two fifties, at a strike rate of 134.80
Nair is the very first high-profile Indian cricketer to have actually had Covid-19 The pandemic has significantly impacted India, which has actually had more than 2 million cases so far, the third-highest total globally behind the U.S.A. and Brazil. The pandemic has actually led the BCCI to shift the 2020 IPL season to the UAE.
Nair is the 2nd person associated with the IPL to have been affected by Covid-19 after Rajasthan Royals revealed on Wednesday that their fielding coach Dishant Yagnik had evaluated favorable for the coronavirus.
The IPL has actually set out strenuous, mandatory screening processes consisting of multiple tests and a week-long quarantine period upon reaching the UAE prior to groups can begin to train. As per the local federal government norms, any person entering the UAE would need to carry an unfavorable test result taken in the previous 96 hours.
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