The 2nd T20I match between hosts Sri Lanka and India, which was due to be played today (on July 27), has been postponed by a day after Indian all-rounder Krunal Pandya tested positive of COVID-19. Krunal’s positive test result came not too long before the scheduled start of the play today.
Following the Rapid Antigen tests conducted on the same day of the game, Pandya returned a positive result. Eight other members of the Indian contingent have so far been identified as close contacts. Both the teams have been asked to isolate themselves in their hotel rooms.
The BCCI secretary, Jay Shah was quoted by PTI as saying most of these contacts were players. “The reports will come in the evening (around 6 pm) and if everyone is in the clear, we can have the match on Wednesday. Maximum among the eight close contacts who are also in mandatory isolation are players.”
Earlier before the news of Krunal Pandya testing positive for COVID-19 broke, a BCCI press statement confirmed that “the entire contingent is undergoing RT-PCR tests today to ascertain any further outbreak in the squad”.
BCCI also confirmed the news and wrote: “NEWS : Krunal Pandya tests positive.
Second Sri Lanka-India T20I postponed to July 28.
The entire contingent is undergoing RT-PCR tests today to ascertain any further outbreak in the squad.”
NEWS : Krunal Pandya tests positive.
Second Sri Lanka-India T20I postponed to July 28.
The entire contingent is undergoing RT-PCR tests today to ascertain any further outbreak in the squad.#SLvIND
— BCCI (@BCCI) July 27, 2021
Meanwhile, as soon as the news broke out, social media was already flooded with reactions from the fans on it. From fans to cricketers and experts expressing their disappointment with the same.
Here, check out the reactions of Twitterati on this:
Krunal Pandya tests positive. The T20 #IndvsSL suspended. Teams under isolation #Breaking
— Vikrant Gupta (@vikrantgupta73) July 27, 2021
Iss time pe cases to aayenge hii us wjh se match cancel kyo kr dete h …fir 25 player le jane ka fayda hi ky h unko isiliye le gye h n ki koi positive aye to bank me player avleble ho ….1-2 player k positive ho jane se match cancel nhi hona chahiye iss smy m ye to hoga hi?
— Shubh Tiwari ?? (@imshubh1803) July 27, 2021
But Vikrant, How did he get covid in bio bubble? It should be investigated properly. Was he holding meetings with Gold smugglers of Sri Lanka as well?
— ayaan. (@AyanMusk) July 27, 2021
Ab kisko blame karoge ? virat aur Shastri to England me hai?
— . (@Aman_0018) July 27, 2021
https://twitter.com/Crick_Boi/status/1419972883493781511?s=20
again…. bubble busted…. and they are going ahead with @IPL @BCCI
— Digvijaay Sharrma (@digvijaay46) July 27, 2021
How the hell are they COVID positive?
Don’t they follow the rules strictly? This is not good at all?— Aadi (@_bae_rozgaar) July 27, 2021
But Vikrant, How did he get covid in bio bubble? It should be investigated properly. Was he holding meetings with Gold smugglers of Sri Lanka as well?
— ayaan. (@AyanMusk) July 27, 2021
This malady should stop. If the infected person and all around him/her are vaccinated and asymptomatic, sport should just carry on. It is time for a revised SOP for newly detected cases in sporting bubbles.
— Prabhanjan Badami (@PABadami) July 27, 2021
Pata nahi ji kaun sa nasha karta hai ye.. teammates se jhagda karta hai,hamesha hyper rahta hai aur ab corona bhi le aaya team k andar
— Lord Shardul Thakur ? (@asliwiseman) July 27, 2021
We doing all day today activities meeting people we r not getting corona how these players being in a bubble are affected by it ,just can’t understand.???
— Mohit rathod (@Mohitra53773838) July 27, 2021
But weren’t they in bio bubbles? If they were to breach the bubbles then why quarantine for so many days. Should the bubbles made even more strict?
Nothing comes ahead of health.— TSG (@hooosier__daddy) July 27, 2021
— Mohit (@Mohit33394010) July 27, 2021
johns & mufaddal already reported before ??
— Cricket fan (@ReLaStiCfAn) July 27, 2021
Bcci giving updates pic.twitter.com/3PWnVIhfxw
— naman Agarwal (@jinxernaman) July 27, 2021
Even if others have caught the virus, it won’t show till a week. Stop fooling people & stop risking the world for this betting ridden fraud non-sport.
— ThreeAtTheBack (@1jaykishan) July 27, 2021
Feeling sad for the best all-rounder in the world, all the best Champ KP
— Sparsh Bhardwaj ?? (@iamSBhardwaj) July 27, 2021
Wishing @krunalpandya24 a speedy recovery, and the safety of everyone in both camps. ??
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) July 27, 2021
