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31-Member Pakistan Contingent Arrive In Manchester For 3-Match Test, T20I Series Against England
The 20-member squad, including 11 support staff officials, will be placed under a 14-day quarantine period in Worcester before shifting base to Derbyshire’s Incora County Ground on July 13.
By : ABP News Bureau | Updated at : 29 Jun 2020 07:34 AM (IST)
A 31-member Pakistan squad, which included 11 support staff members, arrived in United Kingdom's city of Manchester on Sunday night. The Pakistani cricketers arrived in Manchester in a chartered flight from Lahore and were seen adhering to all social distancing norms wearing masks and keeping requisite social distance between themselves.
Out of the 30-plus contingent which arrived at Manchester, the 10 Pakistan cricketers, who had tested positive for the Covid-19 in the initial tests conducted by the Pakistan Cricket Board, were not included in the first batch sent for the 3-match Test series. They will join the players later subject to them returning negative in next Covid-19 test.
The 20-member squad, including 11 support staff officials, will be placed under a 14-day quarantine period in Worcester before shifting base to Derbyshire’s Incora County Ground on July 13.
England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has made special arrangements for their coronavirus testing before they go on a 14-day isolation period, during which they will be allowed to train.
Also Read: Pakistan To Leave For England Tour On Sunday Without Covid-19 Positive Players
Of the 10 Pakistan cricketers who had tested positive for the coronavirus earlier, six had returned negative in the recent test conducted by the PCB.
The six cricketers who were tested negative were Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Rizwan, Shadab Khan, and Wahab Riaz.
The cricketers who were once again tested positive for Covid-19 were Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Kashif Bhatti and Imran Khan.
Pakistani Players In England For Upcoming Test Series: Azhar Ali (captain), Babar Azam (vice-captain), Abid Ali, Asad Shafiq, Faheem Ashraf, Fawad Alam, Iftikhar Ahmad, Imad Wasim, Imam-ul-Haq, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Abbas, Musa Khan, Naseem Shah, Rohail Nazir, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shan Masood, Sohail Khan, Usman Shinwari, and Yasir Shah.
Published at : 29 Jun 2020 07:34 AM (IST)
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