COVID hits IPL: KKR-RCB match postponed; ‘false positives’ in CSK non-playing staff Before the start of the tournament, Delhi Capitals' Axar Patel had tested positive for Covid-19. By PTI| Updated: 3rd May 2021 3:34 pm IST Kolkata Knight Riders team (PTI) New Delhi: A COVID-19 outbreak left the Indian Premier League on tenterhooks as Kolkata Knight Riders’ Varun Chakravarthy and Sandeep Warrier tested positive for the dreaded virus, forcing the postponement of the team’s game against Royal Challengers Bangalore in Ahmedabad this evening. The match will be rescheduled some time later during the tournament, which will conclude on May 30. “Varun Chakaravarthy and Sandeep Warrier were found to be positive in the third round of testing in the last four days. All other team members have tested negative for COVID-19,” the league, which features the biggest names in international cricket, said in a press release.