In the gold medal match of CWG 2022, Australia was up against India at the Edgbaston stadium, know why was Tahlia McGrath playing with COVID
The Australian All-rounder Tahlia McGrath tested positive for Covid 19 just before the game and there were no signs that she will play the match.
Why Was Tahlia McGrath Playing With COVID In India vs Australia Commonwealth Games Women’s Cricket Final Match
As per the Commonwealth federation, she had mild symptoms and with the approval of ICC, she was allowed to play the match. Here is the reason Why Tahlia McGrath was allowed to play despite testing positive.
Tahila McGrath represents a country that ensured Novak Djokovic was deported and not allowed to play in Aus Open for being unvaccinated and was called a threat. When it came to one of their own – it was okay to let her play with covid?
— Karishma Singh (@karishmasingh22) August 7, 2022
Jonassen just walked up to Tahlia McGrath and shook her hand – the same ball that she caught will be passed around
No flouting of COVID rules yet!
— Aniket Mishra (@aniketmishra299) August 7, 2022
Despite being declared COVID positive, Tahila McGrath came out to bat for Australian Women team in the final of Commonwealth Final against Indian Women team.
She has now taken a catch to remove Shafali Verma.
It's a disgraceful act by Cricket Australia. pic.twitter.com/FrTERQXM5U
— Cricketopia (@CricketopiaCom) August 7, 2022
Women's hockey timer blunder, Tahila McGrath issue, bumping up medals on events west is strong in, excluding shooting & archery citing logistics, the institutional racism in CWG is exactly what ICC was till the 90s. BCCI used the Indian viewership might to cut ICC down to size.
— Cogito (@cogitoiam) August 8, 2022
Why Tahlia McGrath was allowed to play despite testing positive for Covid 19
Covid 19 has sidelined many top sportsmen from their respective sports for a short period of time. Big names like Cristiano Ronaldo, Novak Djokovic, Leo Messi, and many others were obliged to sit out. But in CWG 2022 a very strange and weird thing happened when they allowed a Covid Positive athlete.
The Commonwealth games Australia confirmed that Tahlia has mild Covid symptoms and she has tested positive. (RACEG) Results Analysis clinical expert of the commonwealth games federation approved that Tahlia can play the gold medal match. The Indian team was consulted prior to the match with them allowing Tahlia to feature for the Australians citing sportsmanship, something the Australians have an incredible dearth of in their sporting history.
The CWGF, CWGA, and ICC kept several protocols to be followed to ensure that the other player doesn’t get affected by the virus. Tahlia was asked to avoid physical contact with her teammates. She didn’t even celebrate the catch of Shefali Verma with her teammates which she grabbed brilliantly.
Cricket Australia said that they have implemented a range of protocols
The cricket board of Australia issued a statement saying “Cricket Australia medical staff have implemented a range of comprehensive protocols which will be observed throughout the game and for post-match activity, to minimize the risk of transmission to all players and officials.”
Twitter reacts as Tahlia McGrath was allowed to play while being Corona positive
The netizens have been fuming with anger as Tahlia played the gold medal despite a positive covid test. Fans were not happy with the decision of the Commonwealth games federation and ICC to allow her. They even reminded the tennis star Novack Djokovic when he was not allowed to play in the Australian Open. Novack was not fully vaccinated so he missed the crucial game of the Australian open.
nah how is this okay? not only does it put everyone else in the ground at risk but could also aggravate the infection further, she needs to sit out. https://t.co/STrD4c94cO
— poorvika (@shaarleclair) August 7, 2022
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