Cricket-Umpire Gough put in isolation for COVID-19 breach at World Cup


  • Cricket
  • Tuesday, 02 Nov 2021

FILE PHOTO: Cricket - England v Sri Lanka - Fifth Royal London One Day International - Edgbaston - 3/6/14.Umpire Michael Gough.Mandatory Credit: Action Images / Carl Recine

DUBAI (Reuters) - English umpire Michael Gough has been put in isolation for six days for breaching COVID-19 health protocols during the Twenty20 World Cup, the International Cricket Council said on Tuesday.

The 41-year-old former first-class cricketer was withdrawn from New Zealand's Super 12 clash against India on Sunday in Dubai and replaced by Marais Erasmus of South Africa.

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