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Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy: Four players in Mumbai team test positive for COVID 19
Four players of Mumbai's Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy squad have been diagnosed with COVID-9.
Mumbai's preparation for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy took a hit as at least four players of the squad have tested positive for COVID-19. Reportedly, their replacements have already been picked.
“Yes, Shams Mulani, Sairaj Patil, Sarfaraz Khan and Prashant Solanki have tested positive for COVID-19. They will now miss the league stage of the tournament, the rest of the players have departed for Guwahati to take part in the tournament," the source told ANI. It is also learnt that Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) has made replacements for the four infected players and their names will be announced soon.
“We are conducting Rapid RT-PCR (of the players named as replacements) and their reports will come soon and accordingly they will join the team. We are also conducting the RT-PCR test of the other squad members,” the source added.
India Test vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane is all set to lead Mumbai in the upcoming Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament. The vice-captain of the team will be Prithvi Shaw. As per a report in Hindustan Times, all players and support staff have to undergo a mandatory RT-PCR test before they can travel for the tournament, according to BCCI rules. The infected players came to know their test results as they were preparing to leave for Guwahati.
Mumbai will square off against Karnataka in their first match of the tournament on November 4. Mumbai squad consists of Ajinkya Rahane (c), Prithvi Shaw, Aditya Tare, Shivam Dube, Tushar Deshpande, Sarfaraz Khan, Prashant Solanki, Shams Mulani, Atharva Ankolekar, Dhaval Kulkarni, Hardik Tamore, Mohit Awasthi, Siddhesh Lad, Sairaj Patil, Aman Khan, Arman Jaffer, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tanush Kotian, Deepak Shetty, Roystan Dias.
