Ricky Ponting in isolation after family member tests Covid positive, will miss DC vs RR today

Ricky Ponting in isolation after family member tests Covid positive, will miss DC vs RR today

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Ricky Ponting, Delhi Capitals’ head coach will stay in quarantine for 5 days after a family member tested positive for Covid-19. Due to this, he won’t be present at the Wankhede Stadium for DC’s match against Rajasthan Royals later today.

For time being, Ricky Ponting will only be absent from Friday’s game. He is expected to join the support staff Ajit Agarkar, Pravin Amre, James Hopes, and Shane Watson for the match on April 28 against Kolkata Knight Riders. Ricky Ponting has twice tested negative.

“A family member of Delhi Capitals Head Coach Ricky Ponting has tested positive for COVID. The family has now been moved into an isolation facility and is being well taken care of. Ponting himself has tested negative twice subsequently. However, in the best interest of the team, the management and medical team has decided that he will remain in isolation for five days, as he was a close contact,” Delhi Capitals said in a statement.

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“He will, therefore, not be present at the ground for tonight’s game against Rajasthan Royals. The franchise requests for Ponting and his family’s privacy to be respected in the current scenario. The condition of all individuals in the bubble who have tested positive so far is being closely monitored. The team looks forward to everyone’s speedy recovery,” the statement added.

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The rise of Covid cases in DC’s camp

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No other teams apart from DC have witnessed any covid cases since the start of the IPL on March 26. But the first covid case in DC’s camp emerged when physio Patrick Farhart tested positive. Then sports massage therapist Chetan Kumar, team doctor Abhijit Salvi, and social media content team member Akash Mane have tested covid positive.

After that Australia all-rounder Mitchell Marsh was also tested positive and was hospitalized. New Zealand wicketkeeper batsman Tim Seifert was the 6th member to test positive. And because of these cases, their previous venue was moved from Pune to Mumbai to avoid inter-city travel.

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