IPL 2021: KKR and New Zealand batsman Tim Seifert in tears as he recalls Covid-19 ordeal in India

IPL 2021: Kolkata Knight Riders batsman Tim Seifert said he was under a lot of stress after he missed the chartered flight that carried New Zealand players from India back home. Seifert had to remain in India and get treated for the infection at a Chennai hospital.

New Zealand wicketkeeper-batsman Tim Seifert recalled his Covid-19 ordeal, saying he feared 'bad things' might happen to him after he missed the chartered flight back home from India earlier this month. Seifert had to stay back in India after testing positive for the virus during the now-suspended Indian Premier League even as his national side teammates left home on a chartered plane. Tim Seifert, who was treated at a private Chennai hospital along with Chennai Super Kings batting coach Michael Hussey, broke down in a video call with the media while he recalled his difficult experience. However, Seifert said the bio-bubble arrangements put in place by the Board of Control for Cricket in India were solid, according to Stuff.co.nz. Seifert tested positive for Covid-19 in the test taken on May 7, 3 days after the suspension of IPL 2021. Seifert had reached Delhi from Ahmedabad to board the chartered flight back to New Zealand and the positive RT-PCR test came as a big jolt for him.