Sana Mir tests positive for coronavirus

Former Pakistan women’s cricket team captain Sana Mir has announced that she has tested positive for COVID-19.

In a tweet, Mir shared that she only has mild symptoms for now and has isolated herself.

Meanwhile, ESPN Cricinfo has reported that Mir was part of the commentary panel for the final of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy and after testing positive for coronavirus she was removed from the panel and is currently isolating at the Pearl Continental Hotel, Karachi.

Her fellow commentators, including Bazid Khan, Tariq Saeed, Ali Younis, Sikandar Bakhat and presenter Sawera Pasha also underwent coronavirus tests. A decision to isolate them will be made after their results will come.

As per the report, Sana started showing symptoms on the day three of the final of Quaid-e-Azam trophy which started on Friday.

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Sana, who announced retirement from international cricket in April 2020, is also celebrating her birthday today. The cricketer has played 226 international matches for Pakistan, including 137 as captain from 2009 to 2017.