IPL: One Player, 12 CSK Staff Members Test Positive For Coronavirus, Team In Quarantine Again

In a shocking development, as many as 13 Chennai Super Kings (CSK) squad members, including players and coaching/support staff, have tested positive for coronavirus, just 22 days before the IPL begins in the UAE, sources told IANS on Friday.

According to India Today report, one CSK fast bowler and 12 members of their support staff have tested for the novel coronavirus in Dubai.

According the sources, the entire team has been quarantined after the development. "A total of 12 members are have been affected and the entire team has been told to go quarantine again. It is learnt that they got infected during a camp in Chennai," said the sources.

CSK officials and BCCI refused to confirm the development.

The CSK team had landed in Dubai on August 21 and after the mandatory six-day quarantine period had started training as well. The IPL begins on September 19, but the BCCI has still not released the scheduled of the matches.

With IANS Inputs