In a major relief for Delhi Capitals (DC), South African quick Anrich Nortje has joined the team’s bubble after returning negative tests for COVID-19.
Earlier, Nortje had tested negative on arrival from his country however, later tested positive and negative thereafter, and was awaiting further results.
His franchise then confirmed on Twitter that Nortje’s report as Covid positive was a false one, as the pacer joined his team-mates after three negative results.
“He’s (Nortje) here, Our pace superstar is now out of quarantine. After a false positive result for COVID-19, Anrich Nortje tested negative thrice, and is now part of our team bubble. We can’t wait to see him in action #YehHaiNayiDilli #IPL2021 @AnrichNortje02 @TajMahalMumbai,” DC tweeted.
Earlier, DC had drafted Mumbai all-rounder Shams Mulani as a short-term COVID-19 replacement for Axar Patel, who had tested positive during his pre-season quarantine.
On the other hand, Aniruddha Joshi will replace Shreyas Iyer in the DC squad.