Australian cricketer Mitch Marsh admitted to hospital after contracting COVID-19 in India

Australian all-rounder Mitch Marsh’s Indian Premier League (IPL) team, the Delhi Capitals, tweeted that he has been admitted to hospital in India after testing positive for COVID-19.

OFFICIAL STATEMENT:

Delhi Capitals all-rounder Mitchell Marsh has tested positive for COVID-19, following which he has been admitted to a hospital. The Delhi Capitals medical team is closely monitoring Marsh’s condition. pic.twitter.com/lvatopJtcV

— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) April 18, 2022

Marsh is one of the players in the Australian team’s “bio bubble” to test positive while others are asymptomatic.

He was found infected during a Rapid Antigen Test. Marsh has complained of a headache and slight fever, so the Delhi Capitals decided to have an RT-PCR Test of all its members, out of which Marsh’s result returned positive.

A few more members from the Delhi Capitals bio-bubble, including support staff members, have returned positive tests as well. Though they are all asymptomatic, their condition is being monitored closely by the franchise.

— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) April 18, 2022

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Delhi Capitals medical team is closely monitoring Marsh’s condition and will provide regular updates.

Other cricketers, part of the ‘bio-bubble’, are currently in isolation in their respective rooms.

All remaining members of the bubble are currently in isolation in their respective rooms, and will be tested regularly.

— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) April 18, 2022

Marsh will need to isolate for at least a week. This means that he will miss at least the games against the Punjab Kings on Wednesday and Saturday’s clash with the Rajasthan Royals.

He last played a Test match in 2019 but remains a key part of Australia’s white-ball teams and starred in last year’s T20 World Cup triumph.

Marsh is playing alongside fellow Australia T20 player David Warner, under the tutelage of Ricky Ponting.