Indian bowling duo Varun Chakravarthy and Sandeep Warrier, from Cummins' Indian Premier League team the Kolkata Knight Riders, were confirmed cases on Monday. Cummins, 27, is now is isolation, along with his Australian teammate Ben Cuttings and the rest of the squad. It's understood that Cummins, whose IPL contract is worth approximately $3.1 million, is currently healthy and not experiencing any Covid-19 symptoms. The remainder of the Knight Riders squad, which includes England white ball captain Eoin Morgan, tested negative for Covid and are in isolation. Kolkata Knight Riders were slated to face Royal Challenges Bangalore in Ahmedabad on Monday night, but that game will not take place as scheduled.

Source: The Nation May 03, 2021 09:00 UTC