Windies all-rounder Romario Shepherd out of tour right after constructive COVID-19 exam
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Bangladesh vs West Indies: Windies all-rounder Romario Shepherd out of tour following constructive COVID-19 exam
Dhaka: All-rounder Romario Shepherd has unsuccessful a coronavirus test in advance of the West Indies’ arrival in Bangladesh, further more depleting a squad already reeling from coronavirus troubles.
The West Indies squad, thanks to get there in Dhaka on Sunday, has currently missing 8 proven stars which include Kieron Pollard and Darren Bravo who chose not to travel in the pandemic.
West Indies have called up Keon Harding to swap Shepherd in the squad which will enjoy three a single-working day internationals, two Twenty20s and two Checks in Bangladesh.
The vacationers will go through 7 days’ quarantine following their arrival. The to start with ODI is 20 January.
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Shepherd returned a favourable COVID-19 test in his Guyana hometown, Cricket West Indies said in a statement.
“In accordance with the proven authorities stipulations, Shepherd will stay in Guyana in which he is going through a period of time of isolation that sadly will prolong outside of the team vacation day,” it claimed.
The board reported all the other participant exams were being detrimental.
The absence of Shepherd, who has played 5 ODIs and three 2020 internationals, is a even more blow right after the withdrawal of Pollard, Bravo, Jason Holder, Sheldon Cottrell, Evin Lewis, Shai Hope, Shimron Hetmyer and Nicholas Pooran.
All pulled out of the tour thanks to Covid-19 fears. Bangladesh has recorded a lot more than 500,000 pandemic instances but its fatality fee has been a single of the world’s cheapest.