Former Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza has tested positive for coronavirus (Covid-19).

Mashrafe's younger brother Morsalin bin Mortaza confirmed the news to Sportstar. "He wasn't keeping well for the last couple of days, so he had undergone a test. The results have come positive and now he has been home-quarantined."

Mortaza has represented captained Bangladesh in all the three formats, featuring in 36 Tests, 220 ODIs and 54 T20Is over the course of his career so far.

Recently, former Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi had also tested positive for Covid-19.

Earlier, South African first-class cricketer Solo Nqweni and Pakistan’s former opener Taufeeq Umar also tested positive for the same virus.