IPL 2020: CSK squad undergoes second COVID test, likely to begin training from Sept 4

The Chennai Super Kings squad, barring the two players who tested positive for Coronavirus last week, is likely to train from Friday subject to clearance after the second round of testing which was conducted on Thursday.

Deepak Chahar was among the two players to have tested positive last week and overall 13 members of CSK contingent were infected with the deadly virus, raising safety concerns ahead of the IPL beginning here on September 19.

"Tests were done today. Results will come late night or tomorrow morning," a CSK official told PTI.

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Earlier, CSK CEO Kasi Viswanathan had said that the team will start training from Friday after the second round of testing. The coronavirus-free players were made to undergo two additional tests after 13 cases were confirmed last week, delaying the team's training. All players had undergone three tests as per BCCI SOP in the six days of quarantine upon arrival on August 21. The two infected players will be undergoing two tests after completing their 14-day quarantine.

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IPL 2020 in UAE

The cash-rich tournament, which was earlier postponed, has been moved to the UAE due to the prevailing COVID-19 situation in India. The tournament is all set to start on September 19 while the final will be played on November 10. The BCCI has already issued an SOP for the tournament and has also allowed COVID-19 replacement during the tournament. Recently, Dream11 acquired the title sponsorship rights for IPL 2020 for a whopping amount of Rs 220 crore after Vivo's exit. This year's edition will also feature COVID replacements that have been allowed by the governing body in view of the pandemic.

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CSK full squad 

Narayan Jagadeesan, Ruturaj Gaikwad, KM Asif, Ravindra Jadeja, M Vijay, MS Dhoni, Josh Hazlewood, Kedar Jadhav, Harbhajan Singh, Karn Sharma, Piyush Chawla, Ambati Rayudu, Imran Tahir, Deepak Chahar, Faf du Plessis, Shardul Thakur, Mitchell Santner, Dwayne Bravo, Lungi Ngidi, Sam Curran, Monu Kumar, Shane Watson, Sai Kishore

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