Shadab, Rauf, Haider check positive for Covid-19
Pakistan cricketers Haider Ali, Haris Rauf and Shadab Khan possess tested confident for COVID-19 after being screened in Rawalpindi ahead of their tour of England the following month, the country's cricket plank (PCB) said on Mon.
"The players had demonstrated no symptoms until they were tested on Rawalpindi on Sunday," the PCB said on a statement. "The PCB medical panel can be in touch with the three who've been advised to instantly get into self-isolation."
The PCB said Imad Wasim and Usman Shinwari, who were also screened in Rawalpindi, tested negative for the virus.
The PCB added that other players and staff apart from Shoaib Malik, bowling coach Waqar Younis and physio Cliffe Deacon were tested in Lahore, Peshawar and Karachi on Monday, with the test outcomes expected on Tuesday.
Pakistan's test and limited overs squads are collection to tour England for three checks and three Twenty20 internationals. They were due to fly out afterwards this month to quarantine themselves prior to the first check on July 30.
Previously this month, former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi said he previously tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
