Kolkata Knight Riders vs. Royal Challengers Bangalore postponed over COVID-cases

Kolkata Knight Riders vs. Royal Challengers Bangalore postponed over COVID-cases

(FASTNEWS | INDIA) – The Indian Premier League match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore on Monday has been postponed after two KKR players tested positive for Covid-19.

Varun Chakravarthy and Sandeep Warrier have tested positive, while the rest of Eoin Morgan’s KKR team tested negative.

The match was scheduled to start at 15:00 BST in Ahmedabad.

Over the weekend, India recorded its highest daily coronavirus death toll since the pandemic began.

It is the first positive test result to come out of the IPL since the tournament began on 9 April.

Leg-spinner Chakravarthy, 29, and pace bowler Warrier, 30, have been isolated and their teammates will be tested daily.

It has been reported Chakravarthy left the bio-secure bubble to go for a scan on a shoulder problem.

The tournament’s medical team are also tracing close contacts of the two players.