A few days ago Quetta Gladiators fast-bowler Naseem Shah Ruled out of the PSL league after he was released following a breach of Covid-19 protocols. Shah arrived at the tournament hotel in Lahore with a negative Covid-19 test, but from a non-compliant PCR test. As a result, he will not travel to Abu Dhabi with the rest of the Quetta Gladiators contingent, ruling him out of the competition.
As per the Covid-19 protocols for the remaining PSL matches, all those traveling through chartered flights from Karachi and Lahore were directed to assemble at the team hotels in Karachi and Lahore on 24 May with negative reports from PCR tests taken not more than 48 hours prior to arrival at the hotel.
Naseem presented a PCR report from a test that was conducted on May 18. Upon submission of the report, he was placed into isolation on a separate floor before being released following a decision made by a three-member panel on the recommendation of the independent Medical Advisory Panel for the PSL.
But today The meeting between Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchises has been ended.
It has been decided to reintegrate Quetta Gladiators Naseem Shah in the bio-secure bubble. His return to bio-bubble will depend on the pre-arrival report of COVID-19.
The 18-year-old Naseem will be eligible to depart for Abu Dhabi on the third chartered flight from Pakistan upon completion of bio-bubble protocols. The protocols in Pakistan include a pre-arrival test, hotel isolation and 2 repeat tests.
Remember, Naseem sent back home for violating set COVID-19 protocols as he submitted a non-compliant RT-PCR test result.
