PCB conducts retests of COVID-19 positive players

Last updated on: 26 June,2020 03:59 pm

Medical team collected samples from four different cities.

LAHORE (Dunya News) – The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Friday conducted retests of eleven individuals – ten players and a masseur – who were tested positive for COVID-19 earlier, Dunya News reported.

According to details, medical team collected samples from four different cities as all of them have isolated themselves at homes. Mohammad Hafeez, Wahab Riaz and Malang Ali (masseur) were tested in Lahore.

Haris Rauf, Haider Ali and Shadab Khan’s samples were taken from Rawalpindi. Mohammad Rizwan, Fakhar Zaman and Imran Khan were tested in Peshawar while Mohammad Hasnain and Kashif Bhatti’s tests were conducted in Karachi.

On the other hand, the PCB today confirmed five reserve players and a backup player support personnel undergone COVID-19 tests. The five players who were tested are Bilal Asif, Imran Butt, Mohammad Nawaz, Musa Khan and Rohail Nazir along with masseur Mohammad Imran.

Bilal, Imran, Nawaz and Musa were originally named as reserve players on 12 June when the 29-player squad was announced, while Rohail has been added as a backup wicketkeeper.

On Thursday, 18 players and 11 player support personnel underwent second round of tests. The PCB will announce outcomes of all tests and Pakistan’s squad for England tour on Saturday.