Cooch Behar to go on despite +ve cases

Pune: Two members of the Saurashtra U-19 cricket team tested positive of Coronavius here on Friday night.
Saurashtra lost to Mumbai on the first innings in the pre-quarterfinals in the tournament of four-day games at the Deccan Gymkhana ground. According to Saurashtra team manager Sunil Shukla, one of their players had tested postive before the match. In the second round of testing, even their physio tested positive in addtion to the same player.
Since Mumbai decided not to enforce the follow-on and extended their lead to more than 700 runs, the fourth day’s play was of only academic interest.
Shukla said, “The BCCI medical team told the match referee that since there are more players with suspected cases, it is not advisable to continue with the match. Hence after six overs of play on the last day, the match referee called off the match and Mumbai advanced to the quarterfinals. Both positive cases in our team are in stable condition.”
Mumbai also suffered a jolt as one of their players tested positive for Covid-19 ahead of their last-8 clash against Rajasthan, reports Gaurav Gupta. “But all the other players have tested negative, including his roommates, who have now been isolated. The players are in a strict bio-bubble in Pune. We want the team to be focused on the game” Mumbai Cricket Association secretary Sanjay Naik told TOI on Saturday. tnn
Cooch Behar Trophy quaterfinal lineup: Jan 11 (Tuesday) to Jan 14 (Friday): Maharashtra vs Vidarbha (Gahunje), Jharkhand vs Chandigarh (Deccan Gymkhana); Rajasthan vs Mumbai (Veerangan. Lohegaon); Bengal vs Haryana (DY Patil, Ambi).