Bangladesh pacer Abu Jayed tests Covid-19 positive
Bangladesh fast bowler Abu Jayed has tested positive for coronavirus, Bangladesh Cricket Board confirmed in a media release on Wednesday. All other players have tested negative, the board said.
“Pace bowler Abu Jayed Chowdhury Rahi has reported positive for COVID-19. He will receive treatment in isolation for COVID as per guidelines and will undergo further tests in due course,” said BCB’s sports physician Debashish Chowdhury.
As many as 27 Bangladesh cricketers who are currently training in the Bangladesh Team Skill Camp submitted their samples.
Earlier, the Sri Lankan Cricket Board had reportedly informed BCB that they will have to complete a 14-day quarantine period upon arrival. The players would be locked up inside their hotel rooms, with no provision for training whatsoever. However, the BCB adamantly refused to go ahead with the tour if the quarantine period wasn’t changed. The BCB is yet to hear from the host country despite several informal discussions.
Bangladesh were supposed to tour Sri Lanka for a 3-Test series in July-August this year. But the tour was officially postponed owing to the coronavirus pandemic.
“There are some restrictions in their health guideline that will be very difficult to follow for us,” BCB chief executive Nizamuddin Chowdhury told reporters at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium.
“They are trying to convince their Covid-19 taskforce and other concerned authorities and we are still hopeful,” he added.
The tourists are slated to leave for Sri Lanka on September 27, but if there’s further delay, it will be difficult for Bangladesh to follow the initial plan of action. The first two Tests will be played in Kandy, while the final match will be played in Colombo.
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