chandigarh in a blow to chandigarhs prospects ahead of the syed mushtaq ali t20 tournament starting january 10 pace spearhead shresth nirmohi and legspinner karanveer singh were on tuesday ruled out after testing positive for covid19while shresth was already out of the weeklong preparatory camp after testing asymptomatic for the virus ut cricket association utca president sanjay tandon on tuesday confirmed that karanveer would also miss the tournament after having tested positive in the second covid19 test conducted on mondayhowever chandigarh will be bolstered in the batting department with the inclusion of young raman bishnoi who tested negative and is set to join the list of probables for the domestic t20 tournamentraman has tested negative and has been cleared by the medical team however shresth had all the symptoms according to experts the medical team is in touch with him and according to them if a person has a fever for three consecutive days he cant play for the next 15 days in such a case we can only wish him a speedy recovery and therefore he is ruled out tandon told toiin the case of karanveer our medical team conducted a second covid test and his results unfortunately came out positive so he will be the other exclusion tandon addedthe list of probables for the syed mushtaq ali will be out on wednesday and in the absence of the duo of shresth and karanveer a couple of boys from the u23 side could get a promotionsharmas morale boosterthe chandigarh boys were in for a pleasant surprise on tuesday afternoon when bccis newlyappointed chairman of selectors chetan sharma paid a visit to the sector16 stadium the venue of the ongoing preparatory camp under the watchful eyes of head coach vrv singhthis is sharmas first visit to the city after being appointed to the top job the first bowler to claim a world cup hattrick sharma was in his elements and pumped up the chandigarh boys in his customary fashiondont let this thing of playing in the plate or elite group ever cross your minds for us as selectors it is only the performance in the field that matters its of little importance which group you are in what matters is the runs scored or the wickets taken in case of bowlers sharma saidin their second domestic season chandigarh are placed in the plate group alongside bihar and six other northeast sidesrecalling his days as a 12yearold at the same sector16 stadium sharma said it is hard work coupled with mentorship of the legendary kapil dev and coach desh prem azad that has lifted him to his current positiontandons suggestion at agmduring the interaction tandon also highlighted a few points which he has put forward at the recentlyconcluded bccis annual general meeting in ahmedabadin the agm i had suggested the bcci top brass to have one tournament for the agegroup sides especially the u19 and u23 sides as i feel the players will get rusty without any action they can only