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England Tour: Pakistan leave out 10 players despite 6 infected test negative in second test

CricketEngland Tour: Pakistan leave out 10 players despite 6 infected test negative in second test
Mohammad Hafeez and Wahab Riaz.

Despite six out of 10 players who had earlier tested positive for COVID-19 testing negative in the second test conducted by Pakistan Cricket Board, Pakistan team will be leaving without them for the England tour today (June 28).

Pakistan squad for the England tour will include 20 players and 11 support staff, the PCB said on Saturday.

PCB CEO Wasim Khan said that the 10 players who had earlier tested positive would be sent to England only after two of their successive tests return negative.

Out of the 10 players and one official, who had earlier tested positive during the PCB testing programme, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Rizwan, Shadab Khan and Wahab Riaz have tested negative in their second tests.

Players who have again tested positive are Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Kashif Bhatti and Imran Khan, along with masseur Malang Ali.

“I am aware Mohammad Hafeez and Wahab Riaz took personal tests outside of our process prior to the second PCB testing. While their results came negative, as per the PCB testing programme, they are deemed to have one negative test following a positive test. “Therefore, once they are retested and receive a second negative result under the PCB testing programme, they will be available to join the squad in England,” Wasim Khan said.

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