KARACHI: The widely spread virus has begun to dent the training camp of the Pakistan Women’s Cricket Team as the pacer – Ghulam Fatima contracted the virus ahead of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup.

Following Fatima’s contraction of the virus, the isolation of the women’s squad has been extended further for the next three days.

After the isolation period, the squad will undergo another round of testing on January 31 and the training camp will restart on February 1 after the squad returns negative results.

Earlier, wicketkeeper batter Sidra Nawaz also fell victim to the virus.

It is worth mentioning here that the upcoming Women’s World Cup 2022, will kick off on March 4 with the hosts New Zealand taking on the West Indies in the curtain-raiser, while the final of the event will be played at Hagley Oval on April 3.

Pakistan will start their World Cup campaign against the arch-rival India on March 6 at Bay Oval. The green shirts will play seven matches against the remaining teams. The top four teams from the group of eight participants will then qualify for the Semi-finals.

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