A non-playing member of a Pakistani Super League (PSL) team, who had tested positive for COVID-19, was allowed to leave the bio-bubble and fly back to Lahore. The official had tested positive before the start of the tournament and had flown back to Lahore from Karachi on the second day after the result of the test, ESPNCricinfo reported.
The PSL was postponed for an indefinite time on 4th March after a rapid spike in positive cases in the league.
The official, who tested positive, wasn’t a part of the coaching staff and joined the franchise before the start of the tournament. He entered the bubble after having returned a couple of negative tests.
But on the day, the tournament began (February 20), the member tested positive and was put in isolation. He was then asked to leave the bubble of the hotel on February 22. The official then took another test on February 24 that came out to be negative.
It is not yet clear whether the security team was told about the member’s positive test and him leaving the bubble. The medical panel’s head Dr Sohail Saleem has already offered his resignation from the post.
Officially, Fawad Ahmed, the Australian cricketer representing Islamabad United, was the first person to test positive in PSL. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) hasn’t commented on the matter so far.