Tigers' spin bowling coach Herath tests positive in Christchurch

Bangladesh spin bowling coach Rangana Herath, who is with the Bangladesh squad in New Zealand for a two-Test tour, tested positive for coronavirus, informed a source close to the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) to The Daily Star today. 

"Herath had a slight fever. And he tested positive. However, no other players or coaching staff members showed any symptoms," informed the source from Christchurch. 

It was also learned that the players and other members of the team had undergone another round of Covid-19 tests today. The results of today's tests will confirm if any other member of the squad tested positive for the virus or not. 

Bangladesh team are currently at a quarantine facility undergoing a seven-day managed isolation period. Herath, meanwhile, has been separated from the team and is kept in isolation after he tested positive.

Also, after one of the passengers of the flight that took the Bangladesh team to New Zealand was tested positive for coronavirus, the quarantine period has been extended for a total of nine members of the Bangladesh contingent, including four players -- skipper Mominul Haque, Yasir Ali, Fazle Rabbi and Mehedi Hasan Miraz -- and team director Khaled Mahmud.