Six Pakistan cricketers cleared to join squad in England after second COVID-19 tests negative
Lahore/UNI: Six Pakistan cricketers have been cleared to join rest of the team in England after testing COVID-19 negative for the second time in three days, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Tuesday.
Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Rizwan, Shadab Khan and Wahab Riaz have tested negative for Covid-19 and are now eligible to join the Pakistan men’s national cricket team in Worcestershire ahead of next month's series against England.
The players were retested on June 29, following a first negative test on June 26 .
"The PCB will now start making their travel arrangements and the departure details will be shared in due course," the PCB said.
The first batch of Pakistan players underwent COVID-19 testing on their arrival in Manchester on Sunday before moving to Worcestershire for a 14-day isolation period.
They'll transfer to Derbyshire's The Incora County Ground on July 13 to accelerate their preparation ahead of the first Test, which will include two four-day internal warm-up matches.
Pakistan are scheduled to play three tests and three Twenty20 internationals behind closed doors in August-September. The exact dates and venues have not been announced yet.
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