IPL 2021: RCB All-Rounder Daniel Sams Recovers From COVID-19; Joins Team Bubble

In a highly encouraging piece of news for the Royal Challengers Bangalore, all-rounder Daniel Sams has recovered from the COVID-19 disease and joined the team’s bio-bubble. Daniel Sams tested positive for the deadly virus two days before the start of the tournament. The left-arm seamer’s test report came out negative at the team hotel in Chennai; however, in his second Test, it emerged as positive.

Daniel Sams was the second player from the Royal Challengers Bangalore camp to test positive for the COVID-19 disease. Earlier, opener Devdutt Padikkal suffered the same fate; however, he has recovered and featured in the team’s second match against the SunRisers Hyderabad. Sams was part of the Delhi Capitals last year and got traded along with Harshal Patel to the Royal Challengers. He has played only once in IPL; however, the 28-year had a promising season with the Sydney Thunder in the 2020-21 Big Bash League.

The BCCI’s protocols underline that if a player’s report comes out as COVID positive, he must isolate in the designated area outside the bio-secure environment for minimum ten days from the first date of symptoms or the date of collection of sample in which the result has come positive in the RT-PCR report, whichever is earlier.

The medical team was in constant touch with Daniel Sams to ensure his safety: RCB statement

An official statement from the Royal Challengers Bangalore stated that Daniel Sams has tested negative for COVID-19, enabling him to join the team bubble. The franchise’s medical team was in constant touch with the Australian all-rounder ensuring his safety and declared him fit to join after undergoing all the required examinations listed by the BCCI protocols.

“We are pleased to inform that Royal Challengers Bangalore, all-rounder Daniel Sams, has joined the RCB bio-bubble on 17th April 2021 with negative reports for COVID-19. RCB medical team was in constant touch with Sams to ensure his safety and declared him fit to join the team after all the required examinations as part of the BCCI protocols,” the statement read as quoted by ANI.

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