India’s T20I team captain Harmanpreet Kaur has tested positive for Covid-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms, PTI reported on Tuesday.
UPDATE: Harmanpreet has announced that she has recovered from Covid-19. She had tested positive and made it public on March 30. After more than two weeks, her RT-PCR report has come negative.
Happy to inform you all that I have tested -ve & I'm feeling better. My only message to y'all is to take care & be extra careful. The virus is real & it's dangerous.Follow all the protocols set up by the authorities.Wishing strength to the ones who are in the middle of the fight.
— Harmanpreet Kaur (@ImHarmanpreet) April 16, 2021
Harmanpreet, who did not play in the T20 series against South Africa in Lucknow after injuring herself in the fifth ODI on March 17, got herself tested after developing mild fever.
“She is self-isolating at home. She got tested yesterday and the report came positive today morning. She had mild fever since four days so thought it was best to get tested. She is doing fine otherwise and should recover soon,” a source close to the player told PTI.
“She was getting tested regularly during the South Africa series so she must have caught the virus after that only,” the source added.
Harmanpreet was in the team India’s bio-bubble till last Tuesday, when India played the final match. India, who returned to international cricket after 12 months, lost both the ODI and T20 series.