DC vs PBKS: Delhi Capitals players and support staff wear masks in dug-out after Covid scare
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IPL 2022, DC vs PBKS: Delhi Capitals players and support stafff memberrs were spotted wearing face masks at their dug-out after 2 of their overseas players tested positive for Covid-19 in the lead up to the crunch game on Wednesday.
Delhi Capitals players and support staff were spotted wearing face masks at their dug-out at the Brabourne Stadium on Wednesday as they played Punjab Kings in Match 32 of IPl 2022. The players and the support staff were following the Covid-19 protocols after positive cases emerged from their camp in the lead up to the crunch game.
Head coach Ricky Ponting along with players in the dug-out were spotted wearing masks at the dug-out after Delhi won the toss and opted to bowl. Players and support staff members were following the Covid protocols after testing negative in RT-PCR tests conducted on the matchday.
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Punjab Kings player Sandeep Sharma along with head coach Anil Kumble and a few other members of the support staff were also wearing masks at their dug-out.
While IPL 2022 began on a positive note without any Covid-19 cases in the lead-up to the season, the reports of as many as 6 positive cases in Delhi camp has come as a cause for concern. It was good to see masks returning the dug-out even as the players and support staff members are following strict bio-bubble protocols in Mumbai and Pune -- the only 2 host cities of IPL 2022.
Mitchell Marsh became the first Delhi Capitals player to rest positive for Covid-19. He was hospitalised on Monday after Delhi Capitals confirmed that a few other members of the camp also returned positive tests for the virus. They were initially scheduled to take on PBKS at the MCA Stadium in Pune but their trip was cancelled and the match was moved to the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai.
However, there was uncertainty over the match going ahead as scheduled after Tim Seifert tested positive for Covid-19 on the matchday. Much to the relief of the franchise and other stakeholders, the BCCI confirmed that all other members of the Delhi Capitals camp tested negative in RT-PCR tests condducted on Wednesday.
