Former Nepal skipper Paras Khadka tests positive for COVID-19

NEW DELHI: Former

Nepal cricket team

captain Paras Khadka on Friday tested positive for

COVID-19

and is currently in home isolation.


Khadka, who is ICC Men's Associate Cricketer of the Decade nominee, said he went for a

RT-PCR test

on Friday and it came positive.

"Having got mild symptoms,I isolated myself from the team over the last two days and as I lost my smell and taste since yesterday evening, I conducted my PCR test this morning and the report has come out as Covid-19 positive," he tweeted.



"I am currently under home isolation and will be following all the guidelines as per the doctors..."

Leg-spinner Sandeep Lamichhane and veteran spinner

Basanta Regmi

had also tested positive for the infection recently.