IPL 2021 Coronavirus: Kolkata Knight Riders player Prasidh Krishna has become the fourth player from the franchise to test positive for coronavirus.
Prasidh Krishna is the fourth player from Kolkata Knight Riders after Varun Chakravarthy, Sandeep Warrier, and Tim Seifert to test positive for coronavirus.
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As per the sources, Krishna is down with COVID-19 as the results turned positive.
He had been selected as a standby player for the upcoming ICC World Test Championship final 2021 as well as the five-match Test series against England.
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Earlier on Saturday, Kiwi player Seifert had tested positive for coronavirus. NZC chief executive David White said it was really unfortunate for Tim. We'll do everything for him that we can, he added.
Also, SunRisers Hyderabad wicket-keeper Wriddhiman Saha tested positive on Tuesday.
Likewise, two members of the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) contingent tested positive. The members testing coronavirus positive forced the BCCI to postpone the IPL 2021.
The BCCI Secretary Jay Shah said that the BCCI and the IPL Governing Council unanimously decided to postpone the 2021 season till further notice.
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