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Five Indian players, including captain Yash Dhull, were ruled out of the U-19 World Cup’s final league match against Uganda on Friday after testing positive for COVID-19 in the latest RT-PCR test.
Of the six players quarantined ahead of Wednesday’s game against Ireland, only all-rounder Vasu Vats has tested negative, ICC sources told PTI.
The team, who have advanced to the quarter-finals, will face Uganda in their final Group B match in Taruba, Trinidad, on Saturday.
Captains Dhull, Aaradhya Yadav and Shaik Rasheed, who tested positive in Rapid Antigen Test (RAT), and Manav Parakh, who tested negative in RAT, returned positive reports in RT-PCR tests.
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Sidharth Yadav had tested positive in RT-PCR tests before the Irish game.
“One positive of this unfortunate situation is that all 11 people who played against Ireland have tested negative,” the ICC source said.
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Of the infected, Toure has the worst symptoms, but he and the rest of the players “should be fine” until the quarter-finals on Jan. 29, assuming they finish at the top of Group B.
India narrowly fielded a team, beating Ireland to qualify for the knockout rounds after the Covid-19 outbreak at their camp.
All infected players are required to undergo a five-day quarantine in accordance with tournament protocols and can only rejoin the team after returning three negative tests during that time.
After winning the Asian Cup in the UAE, the Indian team flew to the Caribbean via Amsterdam. A now-good support worker is believed to have contracted the virus from him after testing positive during strict quarantine after being infected on the way to Guyana.
The entire team underwent a strict five-day quarantine upon arrival in Guyana, during which time they underwent three RTPCR tests. However, because the test report took as long as 48 hours, the third test report was not released until the seventh day.
“Players mingling with coaches during that time seem to be the most likely source of the team’s outbursts,” the source added.
It is also understood that since this is the Asian Cup in the United Arab Emirates, the bio-foam of the game may be stricter, as teams do not have a dedicated floor assigned to the hotel.
However, despite the tight bubble in Dubai, the virus managed to make its way into the environment and the league between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh had to be suspended after two officials involved in the match tested positive.
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