New Zealand batsman Tim Seifert, who was part of the Kolkata Knight Riders squad for the Indian Premier League 2021 season, was tested positive for Covid-19, as per a statement released by New Zealand Cricket. The statement further states that the wicketkeeper-batsman missed his charter flight back to New Zealand with all the other members of the New Zealand contingent. Seifert now will stay in isolation in Ahmedabad and will be transferred to Chennai, where he will be taken to a private hospital for treatment, before making his way back home. NZC chief executive David White said that he is confident Seifert will receive the best medical care in India. Seifert is the third KKR member to have tested positive for the virus, after Sandeep Warrier and Varun Chakravarthy, who both were found positive on Monday.

Source: Hindustan Times May 08, 2021 02:26 UTC