IPL 2022: Delhi Capitals' Mitchell Marsh tests COVID-19 positive

Delhi Capitals suffered a COVID scare in its camp on Monday morning. Meanwhile, Mitchell Marsh has tested positive for the same.

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It is a setback for Delhi Capitals (DC) as all-rounder Mitchell Marsh has tested positive for COVID-19 in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022. On Monday, an overseas player was reported to be among the three DC candidates to test positive in a Rapid Antigen Test. After undergoing two rounds of RT-PCR tests, Marsh came out with a negative and a positive report.

According to ESPNCricinfo, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) was not satisfied with the results and wanted to verify it. It demanded that the results be cross-checked before DC resumed its regular duties. The franchise was scheduled to travel to Pune on Monday ahead of its IPL 2022 match against Punjab Kings (PBKS) on Wednesday, while the COVID situation forced the entire team to enter into quarantine.

Marsh tested positive on Saturday after DC's game against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), which he featured in, as DC lost by 16 runs. He happened to be the third person in the franchise to be infected. On Friday, team physio Patrick Farhart tested positive, while the team masseur later tested positive.

Meanwhile, the entire DC squad underwent RT-PCR tests on Monday, the results of which are incoming. The IPL Governing Council is yet to take a call on whether to allow DC to travel to Pune after the test results arrive. After the RCB match, teams were involved in maintaining social distancing and not mingling, while they were also barred from doing the post-game handshakes.

As per the current IPL rules, a positive person will have to isolate for seven days. The person can re-enter the bubble only upon consecutive negative RT-PCR tests taken 24 hours apart. If a team has multiple COVID cases, a team can take the field with 12 players, including seven Indians and a substitute.