Former Pakistani team captain and Quetta Gladiators all-rounder Shahid Afridi has tested positive for coronavirus, Geo News reported on Thursday.
The star player will self-quarantine at home as per Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) protocols and rejoin the squad after seven days of quarantine and testing negative.
I unfortunately tested positive but I have no symptoms. InshALLAH hopes to recover soon, test negative and join HQ as soon as possible. Good luck to all the teams #HBLPSL7 I pledge to give it my all in my latest PSL edition. pic.twitter.com/wCiEb5laZS
— Shahid Afridi (@SAfridiOfficial) January 27, 2022
Afridi went to the hospital on Wednesday after asking permission from the team management.
The all-rounder said he will complete the required three-day quarantine period after which he will rejoin the squad.
He had asked franchise management to exempt him from the bio-secure bubble due to personal and health issues.
Sources familiar with the matter had earlier said Geo News that Afridi told management that he was suffering from back pain and that a relative of his wife had died.
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