Tim Seifert, New Zealand and Kolkata Knight Riders cricketer, has tested positive for COVID-19 in his pre-departure tests. As a result, the wicketkeeper-batsman will not travel back to New Zealand on the charter flight with the rest of IPL-based New Zealand players, support staff and commentators. He is currently in isolation in Ahmedabad.
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KKR's Tim Seifert to stay in India after testing positive for COVID-19
Seifert is the third from the KKR franchise to have contracted the virus. © Getty
Seifert becomes the third player from the KKR camp to have contracted the virus in the now-postponed IPL 2021, after Varun Chakravarthy and Sandeep Warrier.
As per New Zealand Cricket's statement, Seifert failed both his pre-departure RT-PCR tests and is currently experiencing "moderate symptoms". The statement also noted that he had "returned seven negative tests in the 10 days leading up to his pre-departure protocols". The wicket-keeper-batsman is expected to be transferred to Chennai for treatment, in the same private hospital where former Australia cricketer and Chennai Super Kings batting coach Michael Hussey has been staying since