COVID Cases in IPL 2022: Another overseas player in the Delhi Capitals team tested positive for Covid-19 on April 20, 2022. This comes after all-rounder Mitchell Marsh tested positive on April 18th. The whole DC team had been under quarantine since April 16th and were undergoing daily RT-PCR tests. The Delhi Capitals are scheduled to face Punjab Kings in their IPL match today at Brabourne stadium in Mumbai. The name of the overseas player is yet to be confirmed.
Will DC vs PBKS match be held?
As per reports, the IPL organisers have kept open the option of rescheduling the match open. So far, there has been no official statement on the same and match is going ahead as per schedule.
The BCCI had earlier released an official statement informing that the DC vs PBKS match will be played in Mumbai instead of Pune, subject to the DC squad clearing their RT-PCR tests on Wednesday morning. The decision was taken to avoid any further incident due to any undetected case during a long-distance bus journey in a closed environment.
The entire DC team was placed under quarantine after five members including r Mitchell Marsh tested positive for COVID-19 infection. The IPL team confirmed in an official statement on April 18th that Australian all-rounder Mitchell Marsh tested positive for COVID-19, following which he was admitted to a hospital. The DC medical team is monitoring his condition closely.
Delhi Capitals in its official statement informed, "A few more members from the Delhi Capitals bio-bubble, including support staff members, have returned positive tests as well. Though they are all asymptomatic, their condition is being monitored closely by the franchise. All remaining members of the bubble are currently in isolation in their respective rooms, and will be tested regularly."
The Rishabh Pant-led Delhi Capitals were scheduled to travel to Pune on April 18th for their upcoming match against Punjab Kings but the travel was cancelled after Marsh tested positive. The entire team was told to isolate themselves in their respective rooms. This comes after the DC team physio Patrick Farhat tested positive for COVID-19.
OFFICIAL STATEMENT:
— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) April 18, 2022
Delhi Capitals all-rounder Mitchell Marsh has tested positive for COVID-19, following which he has been admitted to a hospital. The Delhi Capitals medical team is closely monitoring Marsh’s condition. pic.twitter.com/lvatopJtcV
All remaining members of the bubble are currently in isolation in their respective rooms, and will be tested regularly.
— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) April 18, 2022
IPL 2022 Covid Positive Cases List
A total of five COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in the Delhi Capital's contingent including four support staff and a player. Check their names below:
1. Patrick Farhat (Physiotherapist) -Patrick Farhat had tested positive on April 15th, a day before the Delhi Capitals were scheduled to play against the Royal Challengers Bangalore. While the match went ahead as scheduled, IPL had asked both teams to maintain social distancing and not mingle with each other after the match as done usually.
2. Chetan Kumar (Sports Massage Therapist) - He tested positive on April 16th
3. Mitchell Marsh (Player) - He tested positive on April 18th
4. Abhijit Salvi (Team doctor)- He tested positive on April 18th
5. Akash Mane (Social Media team member) - He tested positive on April 18th
| Health Update: All COVID positive cases are under isolation and under medical observation. They will be tested on Day 6 and 7 and will be integrated back into the DC bio-bubble only after both the tests return negative. The full DC contingent is under isolation and undergoing daily RT-PCR Testing procedure since April 16th. The fourth round of RT-PCR tests conducted on April 19th have returned to be negative. The contingent will undergo another round of RT-PCR testing on the morning of April 20th. |
IPL Rules for COVID-19 positive cases
- As per IPL rules, any person testing positive for COVID-19 in the bubble would require to isolate himself for a minimum of 7 days. The person will need to have at least two consecutive negative RT-PCR tests taken 24 hours apart to re-enter the bubble.
- In case an IPL team has multiple COVID-19 positive cases, the team can take the field with a minimum of 12 players including 7 Indians and one substitute.
- The matches of the teams that fail to field a playing XI due to COVID-19 will be postponed. If in case, it is not possible to postpone the match, the issue will be taken up by the IPL Technical Committee, which will announce the final decision.
Why is this concerning?
The news of covid cases in the Delhi Capitals franchise is concerning for both teams and IPL as last year, the tournament had to be abandoned halfway due to the rising number of COVID-19 positive cases within the bio-secure IPL bubble. At least five teams have Covid positive players last year, forcing IPL authorities to suspend the tournament indefinitely. The second half of IPL 2021 was then played in September.
This year again COVID has hit the IPL camp despite several precautions including limiting the travel of players to two cities of Mumbai and Pune.
The BCCI had allowed 50 percent audience in the stadiums as COVID-19 cases had reduced across the country. However, India has recently reported a spike in fresh COVID cases sparking fears of a fourth wave of COVID-19 across the country.
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