SOUTHAMPTON : Australia pacer Josh Hazlewood has admitted to having some concern about the Covid-19 outbreak in the Chennai Super Kings set-up in Dubai ahead of joining the franchise for the IPL 2020. As many as 13 personnel, including two players, have been reported to have tested positive in the CSK contingent so far, which has delayed the start of the team’s training and put into doubt the early tournament schedule. Hazlewood, who is currently in the UK alongside the rest of the Australia squad to feature in a limited-overs series against England, revealed that everyone’s been kept in the loop about developments via WhatsApp. “We have a WhatsApp group with all the information that comes through, it’s obviously a little bit of a concern,” Cricbuzz quoted Hazlewood as saying. “Ideally you’d have no cases, they are in quarantine now and I think that finishes up in the next few days. All my focus is on this tour at the moment and when the IPL comes closer we’ll think about that,” he added. Hazlewood, who was bought for his base price of Rs 2 crore by CSK in the IPL 2020 auction, said that he is looking forward to his maiden stint with the MS Dhoni-led franchise.
The pacer also revealed that there will be discussions with Cricket Australia in case the numbers of the positive Covid-19 cases go up before the start of the tournament.
“We haven’t spoken too much about it yet, it’s a few weeks away until we get there. I assume those things will come up if cases are still happening closer to the date, then we’ll touch base with Cricket Australia and have a chat,” Hazlewood said. The IPL is scheduled to being on September 19 and will be played in Sharjah, Dubai and Abu Dhabi. (AGENCIES)
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