{"id":242135,"date":"2022-02-02T09:22:40","date_gmt":"2022-02-02T04:22:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=242135"},"modified":"2022-02-02T09:22:40","modified_gmt":"2022-02-02T04:22:40","slug":"shahid-afridi-tests-negative-for-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/shahid-afridi-tests-negative-for-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Shahid Afridi tests negative for COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> Islamabad<br \/>\nQuetta Gladiators\u2019 experienced all-rounder Shahid Afridi on Tuesday tested negative for COVID-19 and has joined his team, the franchise\u2019s manager Azam Khan announced.<br \/>\nAfridi\u2019s rapid antigen test (RAT) was conducted today at the team\u2019s hotel which came negative.<br \/>\nThe star player will now play for the Gladiators in their match against Islamabad United on February 3.<br \/>\nMeanwhile, English cricketers Jason Roy and James Vince will be joining the Gladiators in early hours of Wednesday.<br \/>\nThe team manager further added that Noor Ahmad will be joining the squad after Afghanistan\u2019s ICC U19 World Cup campaign.<br \/>\nIt is pertinent to mention here that a few days ago, Afridi had tested positive for COVID-19, after which he had to isolate himself following the Pakistan Cricket Board\u2019s (PCB) COVID-19 protocols.<br \/>\nAfridi is representing Quetta Gladiators in what will be his farewell Pakistan Super League (PSL).<br \/>\nQuetta Gladiators is Afridi\u2019s fourth team in the PSL after the former Pakistan captain played for Peshawar Zalmi (2016 and 2017), Karachi Kings (2018) and Multan Sultan (2019-21). 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