Nuwan Thushara tests positive for Covid-19, in doubt for T20I tour of Australia

 Uncapped Sri Lankan quick bowler Nuwan Thushara has tried positive for Covid-19, and his support in Sri Lanka's forthcoming T20I visit through Australia has been placed in question subsequently.

However the update about Thushara has quite recently become known, ESPNcricinfo comprehends that he had returned a positive outcome six days prior. His second RT-PCR test is booked for Tuesday, the seventh day from the underlying test, yet with the group set to fly out on February 3, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) and its clinical group should conclude whether or not Thushara can go with the remainder of the crew.

As indicated by the top of SLC's clinical office, Prof Arjuna de Silva, even in case of a negative test on Tuesday, Thushara would have to go through additional tests prior to getting leeway to play.

"We haven't as yet settled on that [his incorporation in the voyaging party]," de Silva said. "For the most part, under ordinary convention, we do a cardiovascular and lung evaluation [prior to clearing a player]. On the off chance that we send him with the group, accepting his second PCR returns negative, we will then, at that point, need to evaluate him in Australia before he plays."

de Silva, however was hopeful of Thushara's consideration, with the 27-year-old right now asymptomatic, and furthermore affirmed that no other person from the voyaging party had been in close contact with Thushara, who had gotten 12 wickets in eight games for Galle Gladiators in the new Lanka Premier League.

The fast with the slingy activity has, obviously, been contrasted and Lasith Malinga, who was as of late employed by SLC as a bowling methodology mentor for the visit through Australia. The crew has various other quick bolwing choices: Dushmantha Chameera, Lahiru Kumara, Chamika Karunaratne, Binura Fernando and Shiran Fernando. Nuwan Pradeep was not picked for the visit.

Sri Lanka are booked to play five T20Is in Australia from February 11-20, with the initial two games in Sydney before the activity moves to Canberra and afterward Melbourne.