Major blow to Pakistan as seven more cricketers contract coronavirus ahead of England series

PCB had earlier announced that leg-spinner Shadab Khan, fast bowler Haris Rauf, and teenage batter Haider Ali tested positive

Seven more cricketers have testedpositive for the deadly coronavirus,Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chief Executive Wasim Khan said Tuesday, a day after three players of the national team had contracted the respiratory illness.

“Players who have tested positive are: Fakhar Zaman, Imran Khan, Kashif Bhatti, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Rizwan, and Wahab Riaz,” the PCB CEO said in a video conference.

The PCB had earlier announced Monday that leg-spinner Shadab Khan, fast bowler Haris Rauf, and teenage batter Haider Ali had tested positive for COVID-19 despite showing no symptoms and would go into self-isolation.