Seven more Pakistan players due to tour England test positive for coronavirus

Seven more Pakistan cricket players and one member of the squad’s support staff have tested positive for coronavirus.

The Pakistan Cricket Board announced the results from the latest round of tests on Tuesday, naming Fakhar Zaman, Imran Khan, Kashif Bhatti, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Rizwan and Wahab Riaz as the players who tested positive.

Three players had already tested positive from the first batch of Covid-19 tests on Sunday, raising doubts over the team’s scheduled departure for Manchester on June 28 ahead of the Test and Twenty20 series against England.