The second T20I between hosts Sri Lanka and India, due to be played on Tuesday (July 27), has been postponed by a day after India allrounder Krunal Pandya tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of the game.
INDIA TOUR OF SRI LANKA, 2021
Krunal Pandya tests COVID-positive; second T20I postponed by a day
The second T20I has been postponed due to a COVID-19 positive case in the Indian camp © AFP
Following the Rapid Antigen tests conducted on the game day, Pandya returned a positive result with eight other team members identified as close contacts, according to a BCCI release.
Consequently, the entire Indian contingent is undergoing RT-PCR tests on Tuesday to ascertain any further outbreak in the squad. The two remaining games in the series will now be played back to back on Wednesday and Thursday, provided the players return negative in the RT-PCR tests.
India's Test contingent in the UK too had COVID setbacks, with wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant linking up with the squad late in Durham
