PAK vs WI | Chase, Cottrell, Kyle Mayers test Covid positive on landing in Karachi
Three West Indies players Sheldon Cottrell, Roston Chase and Kyle Mayers have tested positive for the Covid-19 on landing in Karachi, Pakistan where the team is scheduled to play three T20Is and three ODIs, the first one starting on Monday, December 13.
The tests were done on December 9 when the Caribbean team arrived and along with the trio, a non-coaching member of the team management was also found positive for the virus. It has yet not been revealed whether the variant of the Covid was Omicron. The entire four members of the squad will undergo self-isolation and will subsequently be unavailable for the three-match T20I series.
The unavailability of the three players, who were a sure shot selection in the playing XI given that the regular skipper Kieron Pollard and Andre Russell were already unavailable for the series, makes the West Indies’ prospect even slimmer against a string Pakistan T20 unit.
The cases were done public on the confirmation from Johnny Grave, the CEO of Cricket West Indies. He said, "Our arrival testing protocols in Pakistan have confirmed four (4) Covid-19 positives.”
“These were confirmed whilst the players and staff were still in room isolation, so despite this significant setback to our preparation plans, we are confident that the tour can continue as everyone else returned negative PCRs prior to their arrival in Pakistan and two negative PCRs since they have been in Karachi,” added Grave.
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