Karthik had left the field midway against South Africa citing discomfort in the back. Rishabh Pant had assumed the wicketkeeper's role behind the stumps after he left the field. Speculations about Karthik's fitness had been making the rounds after the South Africa match.
The 35-year-old left the field after pulling up sore from a sprinting effort during the powerplay, against Ireland and didn't return for the rest of the game. Matthew Wade took over as the team's skipper after the batter didn't return to the field.
Jasprit Bumrah, who got ruled out of the ongoing T20 World Cup with a back injury, has been rested from these tours again in order to give him adequate time to recover fully.
A team spokesperson confirmed that Wade, the second wicketkeeper in team after Josh Inglis, who was ruled out due to injury, is positive for the virus.
The three have been called up in case they need to take the place of members of their starting lineup in the event of injury to the players already present in the main squad. Along with the players, Tim McCaskill, director of Sri Lanka Cricket's high-performance facility, will also accompany
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Midfielder Noah Wail Sadaoui first assisted Redeem Tlang in the 10th minute and then added the second goal in the injury time to earn full points for FC Goa. This is the second win for Goa this season in as many games.
Fakhar Zaman, who had earlier been named in the reserves list, was moved into Pakistan's squad of 15 for the T20 World Cup after Usman Qadir injured his thumb during the England T20I series.