Asif hasn't played any game for Chennai Super Kings this season till now.
Chennai Super Kings CEO Kasi Viswanathan has rubbished the claims of pacer KM Asif breaking the bio-secure bubble protocols in iPL 2020. As per the reports of Indian Express, Asif had misplaced his hotel room key and went to the reception to get a replacement.
Kasi cleared that Asif didn't breach the bubble and he went to a separate area in the lobby where the staff is regularly tested for the COVID-19.
"I don't know if facts have been checked because while there is a reception in the lobby, the staff attending to the CSK unit is different. Asif obviously would not go and speak to the general staff. The boys know that there is a dedicated team working with the players. The fact he lost the key and went and asked for a replacement is true.", he said.
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Viswanathan added that the matter was wrongly portrayed and blown out of the proportion. "But he didn't go to the regular staff working and went to the designated desk. The matter has been blown out of proportion and facts need to be kept in mind," he told ANI.
"We all know the gravity of the situation and how the coronavirus is deadly. In fact, I myself have not entered the floors where the players and support staff are staying. Their bubble is different from the bubble created for the officials.
"We are taking as many precautions as humanly possible. The players have undergone 14 tests so far and Asif too has been part of them and he is negative. Now, we cannot ask every staff member in the hotel to be a part of the bubble, but let me inform you that they are all being regularly tested."
Two of CSK players, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Deepak Chahar were already tested positive for the Coronavirus ahead of the tournament.
(With ANI Inputs)