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Covid positive Hussey and Balaji flown to Chennai in air ambulance by CSK

YB WEB DESK. Dated: 5/7/2021 11:41:42 AM

New Delhi, May 6 Chennai Super Kings' batting coach Mike Hussey and bowling coach Lakshmipathy Balaji have been flown out of New Delhi to Chennai in an air ambulance as they recover from Covid-19, a top franchise official said on Thursday. Hussey and Balaji were among the prominent non-playing staff to test positive when the IPL 2021 was indefinitely postponed on Tuesday. Varun Chakravarthy (KKR), Sandeep Warrier (KKR), Wriddhiman Saha (SRH) and Amit Mishra (DC) were the 4 players who tested positive for the virus in the bio-bubble. "We decided to bring Hussey and Balaji to Chennai by an air ambulance as we have better contacts here and wanted to ensure better medical facilities in case of any need," the CSK official told PTI. He further said the duo was "asymptomatic and doing fine." The CSK official said Hussey would have to wait for a Covid-19 negative report to be able to leave the country. "Hussey has to wait and get a COVID negative report before he can leave India. We will make arrangements for a charter when it is safe for him to fly," the official added. While Hussey will have to wait, rest of the Australians participating in the IPL 2021 were "safely transported" to the Maldives on Thursday. Notably, Australia has banned direct passengers flights from India until May 15. The CSK official said the franchise made arrangements for the foreign players of the team to leave by charter planes. The official also informed that CSK skipper MS Dhoni would leave for his hometown Ranchi in the afternoon once all his team members head for their respective bases. A total of 29 league matches were played before the IPL 2021 got postponed in the wake of coronavirus crisis. CSK were second behind Delhi Capitals (DC) on the 8- team points table.