All 20 players and 11 staff of Pakistan team have been tested negative, confirms ECB

All the 20 players and 11 staff of the Pakistani squad who are currently in England for a bilateral series starting next month have been tested negative for COVID-19. The Pakistan squad had arrived in England a couple of days ago i.e. on Sunday.

'Pakistani squad members tested negative': ECB

The England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has confirmed that all the 20 players and 11 staff in the Pakistan squad have tested negative for COVID-19 since arriving on Sunday, the England and Wales Cricket Board said on Tuesday. Pakistan is in a two-week quarantine in Worcester for a test and Twenty20 series in August.

All of England’s players and management also were negative in their third round of tests on Monday. They are in Southampton preparing for the first test next week against the West Indies.

Meanwhile, six Pakistan players picked for the tour who tested positive last week and had to stay home, have tested negative for a second time in three days and have been cleared to join the squad in England.

It was earlier reported that the six players including Hafeez who have tested negative will undergo a third round of testing in the upcoming week and on returning negative, PCB will make arrangements for their departure for England series. 

Pakistan tour of England 2020

Pakistan is visiting England for a three-match Test series that will be followed by a three-match One Day International series from July 30 to September 2, 2020. The series will be played behind closed doors. The Test team will be led by Azhar Ali while the top-ranked T20I batsman Babar Azam will be captaining the Men In Green in the shortest format. 

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(With AP Inputs)