West Indies' tour of Pakistan in doubt after 5 more Covid-19 cases

[poyzzplaidwell]

West Indies' Cricket Board (CWI) is meeting with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday to discuss whether to call off the rest of the ongoing tour after five more members of the touring party, including three players, tested positive for Covid-19.

CWI said in a statement just hours before the third Twenty20 International is scheduled to begin in Karachi that the boards were meeting to “determine whether the tour can continue”.

West Indies are also scheduled to play three one-day international matches in Pakistan.

Wicketkeeper Shai Hope, spinner Akeal Hosein and all-rounder Justin Greaves, along with assistant coach Roddy Estwick and physician Akshai Mansingh, were found to be positive after Wednesday's tests.

 

“All three players will therefore miss the upcoming matches and all five individuals will remain isolated from the rest of the West Indies squad,” the CWI statement read.

“They will remain in isolation for 10 days or until they return negative PCR test results.”

Fast bowler Sheldon Cottrell and all-rounders Roston Chase and Kyle Mayers had earlier tested positive after arriving in Pakistan. A non-coaching member of the West Indies staff had also tested positive.

West Indies are also without batsman Devon Thomas, who sustained a finger injury to in the first T20 match.

Pakistan has an unassailable 2-0 lead in the T20 series.

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[poyzzplaidwell]

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">A further five members of the West Indies touring party have tested positive for COVID-19 | More below: <a href="https://t.co/lOhSH1UdIu">https://t.co/lOhSH1UdIu</a></p>&mdash; Windies Cricket (@windiescricket) <a href="https://twitter.com/windiescricket/status/1471307922508599300?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 16, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

mods how to fix the twitter and post twitter links here.

[ShoonyaSifar]

8 members of a touring team affected by Covid. Sad.

 

Logical for WI to cancel unless they have a big enough contingent with reserve players on the tour, like we had in SL

[Lone Wolf]

WI board should call it off...  Unless PCB offers its players some heavy dough to keep it running.  Either way pathetic from Paxtan govt to have crowds in for this series.  Clueless mofos

[Iconoclast]

5 minutes ago, Lone Wolf said:

WI board should call it off...  Unless PCB offers its players some heavy dough to keep it running.  Either way pathetic from Paxtan govt to have crowds in for this series.  Clueless mofos

They came to Pakistan already with Covid in their camp.

 

Windies Board messed up by not putting their squad in a bubble before traveling.

[Lone Wolf]

2 minutes ago, Iconoclast said:

They came to Pakistan already with Covid in their camp.

 

Windies Board messed up by not putting their squad in a bubble before traveling.

So they were not tested before game by PCB officials?  That's even more unprofessional & they expect SENA sides to tour there

[poyzzplaidwell]

ODI's are part of WSL. Would it be a forfeit ?

[poyzzplaidwell]

West Indies' Cricket Board (CWI) met with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday whether to call off the rest of the ongoing tour after four more members of the touring party, including three players, tested positive for Covid-19.

CWI members and the PCB officials met hours before the toss for the third and final T20I was scheduled. According to reports, the West Indies players were hesitant to play but PCB had a lengthy discussion after which the final T20I will go ahead as planned today.

West Indies are also scheduled to play three one-day international matches in Pakistan. However, there is no final confirmation regarding the ODI series.

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[poyzzplaidwell]

Looks like some dollars promised by Blank Cheque investor to CWI

[rageaddict]

Final T20 is on .Odis ka pata nahi, some sources are predicting that the Odis would be played after the Australian series ends.

[R!TTER]

Amreeka, Modi, RAW, yahoodi saazish 

[poyzzplaidwell]

Just looked at the video of teams leaving the Hotel on PCB's official twitter account.

The body language of Windies player was so poor. They seemed to be forced into this decision.

They seem reluctant and rightly so. Kya Ghatiia mulk hai Pakistan.

 

Shame on PCB.. Shame on Pakistan.

[R!TTER]

9 minutes ago, poyzzplaidwell said:

Just looked at the video of teams leaving the Hotel on PCB's official twitter account.

The body language of Windies player was so poor. They seemed to be forced into this decision.

They seem reluctant and rightly so. Kya Ghatiia mulk hai Pakistan.

 

Shame on PCB.. Shame on Pakistan.

Well this is on CWI, the players are employed by them! Our chumps ran away from the 5th test for IPL & BCCI fully supported them, WI players should've been backed their board 

[Iconoclast]

1 hour ago, Lone Wolf said:

So they were not tested before game by PCB officials?  That's even more unprofessional & they expect SENA sides to tour there

They were tested on arrival that's how the first batch of players were found covid positive.