The Indian Premier League (IPL) is under the scanner since a few days now. Many are criticizing the organization of the tournament amid a global pandemic. The number of cases have been going up in the past few days. A few players also have been tested positive. Nitish Rana, Devdutt Padikkal were among the players who were tested positive for Covid-19 virus.
The latest addition to the list of people affected by Corona is Kiran More. The ex-selector of team India is a scout and wicket-keeping consultant.
The official statement by Mumbai Indians on Twitter read: “Official Statement:
Mumbai Indians’ scout and wicket keeping consultant Mr. Kiran More has tested positive for Covid-19. Mr. More is currently asymptomatic and has been isolated. Mumbai Indians and Kiran More have followed all the BCCI health guidelines. The MI medical team will continue to monitor Mr. More’s health and abide by the BCCI protocols. We would like to remind our fans to be safe and follow COVID-19 appropriate behaviours in these difficult times.”
Here is the tweet:
Some fans pulled out a picture posted by MI’s Instagram account on 5 April, 2021, where Kiran More is seen sitting with the players. Check it out here:
The picture whihc is beeing pointed out by fans is this:
Recently, as many as eight grounds men at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai had also tested positive for Covid-19. The situation regarding Covid is not getting better and the cases re rising every day. The state of Maharashtra saw the biggest single-day spike on Monday.
IPL authorities are maintaining that they are taking utmost care of the players and surrounding and making sure that the bio-secure bubble rules are not broken.
The IPL matches will take place without any fans in the stands due to the Covid-19 restrictions.