Seven more Pakistan cricketers, including Muhammad Hafeez and Wahab Riaz, selected for the tour of England have tested positive for Covid-19

Karachi: Seven more Pakistan cricketers, including Muhammad Hafeez and Wahab Riaz, selected for the tour of England have tested positive for Covid-19, taking the total to 10, the PCB revealed on Tuesday.

Pakistan Cricket BoardThe seven who tested positive on Tuesday are Kashif Bhatti, Muhammad Hasnain, Fakhar Zaman, Muhammad Rizwan, Imran Khan, Hafeez and Riaz. Shadab Khan, Haider Ali and Haris Rauf had already tested positive for Covid-19.

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) CEO, Wasim Khan said that the players and officials would now assemble in Lahore and another round of tests would be carried out on June 25 and a revised squad would be announced the next day.

PhotoThe squad has to leave on June 28 for the series scheduled to be held next month, he said.

He said the players and officials would be retested on reaching England.