The names of six national cricketers who fell victim to the covid-19 during the tour of New Zealand have also come to light. According to the details, the first covid test of the national cricket team and management in Christchurch was taken yesterday, according to which the covid tests of 6 players have come positive. Out of the 6 players who tested positive for covid, 4 have contracted confirmed covid-19 while the other 2 players are being tested again.
According to the New Zealand Cricket Board, two of the six players who tested positive have already contracted the covid-19. The covid-infected players of the Pakistan squad quarantined themselves at the Hilton Hotel. Cricket New Zealand said, that some members of the Pakistani squad violated the SOPs on the first day of the isolation.
The New Zealand Ministry of Health says “several” members of the Pakistani cricket team have been seen violating the Covid Protocol on CCTV cameras but did not provide details on whether the rules have been broken.
According to media reports, two incidents of violation of the code of conduct by Pakistani cricketers came to light within the first 12 hours of the team’s arrival in New Zealand. In the first incident, the players violated the protocol when they were served food at the hotel. In the second incident, the players opened the doors of the hotel rooms and started talking to each other, which was recorded by the camera.
The Canterbury District Health Board’s medical officer of health has now sent a letter to the squad’s management asking all members of the team to stay in their rooms until further notice. The players’ training session has also been canceled. It is said that the players who have tested positive include former captain Sarfraz Ahmed and regular fast bowlers Muhammad Abbas and Naseem Shah of the two-Test teams, while Pakistan Shaheen’s captain Rohail Nazir, Danish Aziz, and Abid Ali also tested positive. has come. Two of them have already tested positive for the covid-19 and both have a history of the virus. The 6-member quarantine will include covid-19 testing at least 4 times.
According to private TV, Sarfraz Ahmed, Naseem Shah, and Rohail Nazir have formed a separate group and they went to the hotel restaurant to get food without wearing a mask. It should be noted that the Pakistani cricket team had reached New Zealand two days ago.
