IPL 2021: Wankhede Stadium Groundstaff Test Negative For Covid-19

The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA), despite the city witnessing a surge in the number of Covid-19 cases, on Monday breathed a sigh of relief after 15 members of the ground staff at the Wankhede Stad

The official had earlier told IANS that the association has 40 groundstaff.

"There are no problems in the other two venues where the teams are practicing. Other than Axar Patel and the two members of the ground staff who had tested positive, there have been no problems," added the official.

The Cricket Club of India's Brabourne Stadium, which has also seen some pre-tournament practice sessions, however, does not come under the purview of MCA.

Mumbai has seen a spike in the number of Covid cases with Sunday alone seeing over 11,000 cases. The entire country reported over 1 lakh cases on Sunday. The previous edition of IPL in 2020 had to be conducted in the UAE due to the Covid-19 pandemic.