Lahore Qalandars’ speedster Haris Rauf has tested positive for Covid-19, according to media reports on Monday.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) issued a statement in the early hours of Saturday morning stating that an unnamed player has tested positive for the pathogen.
As per sources inside the PCB, Qalandars’ star pacer Rauf is the unnamed player. He is going through a mandatory 10-day quarantine in a hotel room in Karachi.
The 27-year-old did not take part in the team’s opening fixture of Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2021 edition against Peshawar Zalmi on Monday.
Rauf made his debut in the third edition of PSL for the Qalandars. He was inducted into the national squad for the T20 series against Bangladesh in January 2020.