Sunrisers Hyderabad pacer T Natarajan has tested positive for Covid-19 and has been isolated along with 6 close contacts in the SRH camp. Among the six members isolated are SRH's first choice Indian all-rounder Vijay Shankar, Vijay Kumar (Team Manager), Shyam Sundar J (Physiotherapist), Anjana Vannan (Doctor), Tushar Khedkar (Logistics Manager) and Periyasamy Ganesan (Net Bowler), said the Board of Control for Cricket in India in its press release.
The release further stated that the rest of the members, including the close contacts who have been isolated, have returned negative on the RT-PCR tests that took place on Wednesday morning.
BCCI has said that the IPL 2021 clash between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Delhi Capitals which is slated to take place in Dubai on Wednesday will go ahead as per schedule.
IPL 2021 was resumed in the UAE after it had been suspended earlier on May 4 as there were instances of Covid-19 cases within the franchises.