Priya Punia, who is part of India’s UK-bound women’s cricket squad, has lost her mother to COVID-19. The 24-year-old posted on the social media after her mother succumbed to the virus. Love you always,” Priya wrote on Instagram. Another India player Veda Krishnamurthy, who has not been picked for the UK tour, lost her mother and sister to COVID-19. The team plays a Test, its first in seven years, in the UK besides three ODIs and as many T20Is.

Source: The Hindu May 18, 2021 18:47 UTC