Pakistan team's tour to England is still on, says PCB CEO.

LAHORE -- Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chief Executive Wasim Khan has said that although 10 players Pakistani players are tested positive, yet Pakistan cricket team's tour to England is still on.

Seven more Pakistan players and a team masseur have tested positive for Coronavirus. Earlier, Shadab Khan, Haider Ali and Haris Rauf were tested positive, while latest seven players to test positive were Fakhar Zaman, Imran Khan, Kashif Bhatti, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Rizwan and Wahab Riaz, along with team masseur Malang Ali.

'Out of 10 players, who have tested positive, seven are the white-ball players, who are required for the T20I series, to be played from August 23 onwards. We fully expect the players to be tested again as those, who were negatively tested before, will be tested again in a bio-secure environment in a hotel on June 25. The squad will be announced on June 27 and the team will depart for England on June 28,' said Wasim while talking to the sports journalists during a videoconference here on Tuesday.

Citing the example of 10 fit players, the PCB CEO urged the public to follow strictly the guidelines and SOPs issued by the government. 'This is not a great situation but these are 10 fit athletes, who have been tested positive for Coronavirus and there is a clear message for all people in Pakistan, men, women and children that please adhere to government guidelines because if it can happen to fit young Pakistan players, then it can happen to anybody.'

Wasim said: 'I don't think so, it is something for us to be concerned about as we are seeing growing numbers of COVID-19 cases in Pakistan but one thing I do know about England is that conditions are massively improving there, shops are opening and they are also looking to revise the quarantine period downwards from 14 days at the end of the month.'

About the inclusion of reserve players in the squad, he said: 'Currently, Misbah is looking at the plan for reserve players. We have four players in the reserves and we are looking...