Former Scotland cricketer of Pakistani descent Majid Haq has tested positive for COVID-19 (novel coronavirus).

The former off-spinner, in a tweet, announced that he is recovering from the aforementioned virus and thanked everyone for supporting him in this difficult time.

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‘‘Looking forward to potentially getting back home today after testing positive with Coronavirus. Staff at the RAH in Paisley have been good to me & thank you to everyone who has sent me messages of support. Insha Allah the Panther will be back to full health soon,’’ Haq tweeted.

Haq represented Scotland in 54 One-day Internationals (ODIs) and 24 Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) between 2006 and 2015.