New Delhi: The England cricket team is currently on a tour of Pakistan, where the Test series (PAK vs ENG Test Series) is to be played between the two teams from 1 December. Before the start of this series, the England Cricket Team has suffered a major setback. 14 members of the team including captain Ben Stokes have been hit by an unknown virus. If media reports are to be believed then England players have got infected before the Test match to be held in Rawalpindi, after which they have been asked to rest.
BBC has published a report regarding this. According to which, half of the 14 people infected with the unknown virus are staff members. While half the people are England players. The England team has reached Pakistan for the Test series. But, now the crisis has come due to the grip of infection. All these players and members have been advised to rest in hotels. If the news is to be believed then Captain Ben Stokes has also got infected with this virus.
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At the same time, according to media reports, the condition of the team has become so bad that only 5 players could reach the practice session a day before the Test match. Which virus the England players are in the grip of has not been confirmed yet. Whether this virus is corona or any other, its investigation is currently going on.
Let us tell you that the first match of the Test series between Pakistan and England is to be held in Rawalpindi on December 1. At the same time, the second Test will be played in Multan from 9 December. While the third and last match will be held in Karachi from December 17. Earlier, a 7-match T20 series was played between both the teams in the month of September.