India 6 cricket players test covid-19 positive including captain. quarantine

India 6 cricket players including captain from the U-19 squad tested positive for Covid-19 and missed the team’s 2nd World Cup match against Ireland on Wednesday, January 19. Captain Yash Dhull, vice-captain SK Rasheed are among the India U19 players who have tested positive for the virus and were forced into isolation in the West Indies.

India fielded a depleted XI for their match against Ireland at the Brian Lara Stadium in Trinidad. They were led by left-handed batter Nishant Sindhu in their second Group B match. “The India U19 squad currently taking part in the ICC Under 19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2022 have reported COVID-19 positive cases following RT-PCR and Rapid Antigen Tests.

Ahead of their second Group B clash against Ireland U-19 squad on Wednesday morning, six members out of the 17-member squad were ruled out of selection,” the BCCI said in a release. The Board is monitoring the situation closely and is in touch with the management and the coaching group, it added. The players will remain in isolation but will be under the constant supervision of the BCCI Medical Team. 6 cricket players are

1. Sidharth Yadav – RT-PCR Test result has returned positive.

2. Manav Parakh – Has shown symptoms. His RT-PCR test result is awaited. Rapid Antigen Test result has returned negative.

3. Vasu Vats – Has shown symptoms. His RT-PCR test result is awaited. Rapid Antigen Test result has returned negative.

4. Yash Dhull – Rapid Antigen Test result has returned positive.

5. Aaradhya Yadav – Rapid Antigen Test result has returned positive

6. SK Rasheed – Rapid Antigen Test result has returned positive.

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Despite not having some of their key players, India managed to post a total in excess of 270 against Ireland on Wednesday. Angkrish Raghuvanshi hit a 79-ball 79 while Harnoor Singh hit 88, including 12 fours, during his 101-ball stay in the middle. All teams at the U19 World Cup were allowed to travel with an enlarged squad of 17 players in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The 4-time champions did find it hard to put up an XI after missing some of their key players for Wednesday’s second Group B fixture. Notably, India won their tournament opener against South Africa earlier this week by 45 runs to go to the top of the Group B standings. They will play Uganda in their final group-stage match on Saturday in Trinidad.