The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has confirmed that one member of the squad that has been announced for the tour of South Africa tested positive for coronavirus on Wednesday. In a statement on its website, the board said that 35 tests were conducted on the players and staff that will be going to South Africa and everyone tested negative, apart from one player. They have not named the player. "A total of 35 tests were conducted on the South Africa-bound Pakistan men's national cricket team on Tuesday, 16 March. All squad members have tested negative, except for one player," PCB said in a statement.
“The player who has tested positive will undergo a repeat test on Thursday at his residence. If he tests negative, only then he will be eligible to travel to Lahore where he will remain in isolation for two more days before being retested," the statement further said. PCB also added that other members of the squad will assemble in Lahore on Thursday for the training camp, which will commence at the Gaddafi Stadium on Friday. The 35-member Pakistan squad will depart for Johannesburg on March 26 for the three ODIs and four T20Is against South Africa. They will then fly to Bulawayo on April 17 for three T20Is and two Tests against Zimbabwe. The side is scheduled to return on May 12.
