They will have to hire a masseur from Sri Lanka if Malang Ali doesn\u2019t recover before the first Test starting July 16
\n Islamabad
\nPakistan\u2019s team masseur Malang Ali has tested positive for Covid-19 on arrival in Colombo. He will have to undergo a five-day isolation period and will be able to join the team, subject to a negative Rapid Antigen Test on day five.
\nIn the past, Pakistan haven\u2019t had a masseur replaced on their away tours. In case Malang isn\u2019t able to recover in the time for the opening Test starting July 16, the team management will have to hire a masseur from Sri Lanka in a makeshift arrangement.
\nThe Pakistan contingent landed in Sri Lanka on Wednesday evening for a two-Test series to be played in Galle and Colombo. The visitors\u2019 touring party consists of 18 players and 13-member team management, including one masseur. The playing squad is largely unchanged from the one that took on Australia at home for the three Tests in March. Shan Masood, Azhar Ali, and Yasir Shah are the new faces since Pakistan\u2019s previous tour of Sri Lanka in 2015 when they won the series 2-1.
\nSri Lanka are currently hosting Australia, with the second Test beginning on Friday. The hosts, on the eve of the Test, were hit by Covid-19 with Dhananjaya de Silva, Asitha Fernando, and Jeffrey Vandersay ruled out of the game. Also joining the Covid list are Angelo Mathews and left-arm spinner Praveen Jayawickrama.
\nPakistan will be training in Colombo from Friday and will play a three-day practice match in the city from July 11 to 13 before the opening Test in Galle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
They will have to hire a masseur from Sri Lanka if Malang Ali doesn\u2019t recover before the first Test starting July 16 Islamabad Pakistan\u2019s team masseur Malang Ali has tested positive for Covid-19 on arrival in Colombo. He will have to undergo a five-day isolation period and will be able to join the team, subject […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":270507,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[9475,20,9476],"class_list":{"0":"post-270489","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports","8":"tag-colombo","9":"tag-pakistan","10":"tag-tests-positive"},"yoast_head":"\n