Srinagar, May 8: After New Zealand and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) player Seifert was declared to have come Postive for COVID-19 in now suspended Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021, another KKR player Prasidh Krishna was also declared Postive on Saturday.
As per report Krishna is now fourth KKR player to have tested Postive for the COVID-19. Varun Chakravarthy, Sandeep Warrier and Tim Seifert are others to test positive for coronavirus.
“He is down with Covid-19. The results have come in and he tested positive,” ANI quotef KKR sources .
Pertinently Prasidh Krishna was on Friday named in Team India squad for World Test Championship final and England test series .
Earlier on Saturday, commenting on Kiwi player Seifert, NZC chief executive David White had said, “It’s really unfortunate for Tim and we’ll do everything for him that we can from this end, and hopefully he will be able to test negative and be cleared and approved for discharge as soon as he’s well again”.
“Since receiving the news, we’ve organised support for Tim and have also — via the players association, been in contact with his family to ensure they’re kept fully informed and updated on developments.”
IPL as on Tuesday postponed after multiple cases of COVID-19 Postive surfaced within the bubble.