There are five days left for the 14th (IPL 2021) season of the IPL to begin, but Corona's threat on the league is not going to end. After Chennai Super Kings, Kolkata Knight Riders, Delhi Capitals, now Virat Kohli's Royal Challengers Bangalore has also been hit. RCB's star young batsman Devdutt Padikkal has been found to be Kovid positive. Devdutt has been separated from the rest of the team and isolated.
RCB have to play the first match against the defending champions Mumbai Indians but now it is difficult for Devdutt to play in that match. Last season, Devdutt appeared as a big star for RCB. He performed brilliantly while batting in the top order. He had a big hand in helping RCB reach the playoffs. His getting infected with Corona can make it very difficult for the team.
Isolated Pedicels
The pedicel has been isolated after being found to be covid positive. The team is currently in Chennai where it is preparing for its first match. The first match of the league is to be played between RCB and Mumbai Indians. According to RCB sources, it is very difficult for Devdutt to play in the first two matches. Padikkal, who made his debut in the IPL last season, impressed everyone with his batting and scored the most runs for RCB. Devdatta Padikkal made his career debut in the IPL only last season. Playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore, he scored 473 runs in 15 matches at an excellent average of 31.53. During this time, his strike rate was 124.80. Padikkal scored 74 runs as the highest score. In the 13th season of the IPL played in the United Arab Emirates, Padikkal had scored 5 half-centuries.
Akshar Patel was also found to be Corona positive
A day before that, on Saturday, Delhi Capitals all-rounder Akshar Patel was hit by Corona. Delhi Capitals are scheduled to play their first match in Mumbai on 10 April. At the same time, Nitish Rana of Kolkata Knight Riders also came out positive in the Corono Test, although his report later came back negative and he joined the team again.
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