New Zealand fast bowler Lockie Ferguson, who was placed under isolation amidst fear of COVID-19, has been cleared after being tested negati💃ve.
The right-arm pacer had complained of the sore throat after the⛎ completion of the first One-Day International (ODI) between New Zealand and Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday (March 13).
In the match, Australia managed to defeat Kiwis and led the three-match series of Chappell-Hadlee Tr💮ophy 1-0. However, now the series has been postponed due to coronavirus scare.
Ferguson will fly to New Zealand from Sydney on Sunday. At the same time, the rest of the BlackCaps squad will leave Australia on Saturday night as the New Zealand gover🦋nment imposed a lockdownꦡ due to the outbreak of deadly disease.
Homeward bound. Lockie Ferguson has also been cleare🦂d to fly and will return to New Zealand tomorr𒅌ow.
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Earlier, Aussie paceman Kane Richardson was also tested for Coronavirus, after suffering from a sore throat on Thursday꧒. Due to which he was left out of the squad foไr Sydney ODI. The test of Richardson also came negative, and he rejoined his squad on Friday.
