New Zealand captain Kane Williamson says an outbreak of Covid-19 in an IPL team has raised some “apprehension” about the tournament and reminded him of the need to be vigilant about his health and surroundings.
Williamson is due to leave on Thursday to link up with Sunrisers Hyderabad in the UAE, which is hosting the tournament this year due to the growing number of infections in India.It had emerged last week that 13 members of the Chennai Super Kings, including two players, had tested positive for Covid-19 after arriving in the UAE and had been placed into isolation.
“Obviously that’s bad news,” Williamson told Radio New Zealand on Wednesday.“You don’t want to hear anybody [has] COVID.I hear they are predominantly asymptomatic, so hopefully, through another lockdown period, they can come through and we’ll be okay.
“There’s a little bit of apprehension, certainly as you get nearer to the time…you start thinking you do have to be extremely vigilant and disciplined.”
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