New Delhi: Delhi Capitals' and India all-rounder Axar Patel has tested positive for COVID-19 and kept in isolation, the IPL franchise said on Saturday.Patel is the second IPL player to have returned a positive report after Nitish Rana.

The left-handed Kolkata Knight Riders batsman had initially tested positive for COVID-19 but later returned a negative report."Delhi Capitals all-rounder Axar Patel has tested positive for COVID-19.

He had checked into the team hotel in Mumbai on March 28, 2021, with a negative report. His report from the second COVID test, came positive," the franchise said in a statement."He is currently in isolation at a designated medical care facility.

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