The 2021 Indian Premier League stands suspended indefinitely due to numerous breaches in the team bubbles by COVID. It was former champion Kolkata Knight Riders that was the first team to be affected, with a couple of players, Varun Chakravarthy and Sandeep Warrier, being diagnosed COVID-positive.
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Following the same, KKR's next game against Royal Challengers Bangalore was called off. Furthermore, a couple of days later, a couple of platers from two different franchise tested positive, too, leading to the cancellation of the tournament.
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After Chakravarthy and Warrier tested positive, the duo was immediately isolated for ten days away from the team bubble in a separate facility. The pair had supposedly contracted the coronavirus after visiting a medical facility to undergo scans.
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While Chakravarthy's contraction led to fellow KKR pacer Prasidh Krishna getting infected, Warrier had closely interacted with Delhi Capitals spinner Amit Mishra, as the latter too tested positive later. Meanwhile, according to a new report by PTI, both Chakravarthy and Warrier have completed their mandatory ten-day isolation and have gone back home.
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"Yes, Chakravarthy and Sandeep have gone home. They have completed ten days of mandatory isolation. However, KKR, as a franchise, will keep monitoring their health. They will undergo RT-PCR tests in Chennai and Kerala, respectively," an official from the Board of Control for Cricket in India was quoted as saying.
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Reports also suggested that both Chakravarthy and Warrier were primarily asymptomatic. In the meantime, KKR's fourth COVID victim, Tim Seifert from New Zealand, continues to serve his necessary ten-day quarantine.NOTE: Asianet News humbly requests everyone to wear masks, sanitise, maintain social distancing and get vaccinated as soon as eligible. Together we can and will break the chain #ANCares #IndiaFightsCorona
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