COVID-Positive Cameron Green's cautious wicket celebration goes viral

Australia all-rounder Cameron Green is being very careful on the field as he is playing the second Test against the West Indies in Brisbane despite being COVID-19 positive. Green is maintaining a fair distance from his teammates and isn't bowling either so that he doesn't spread the virus to others. But there was a moment early in the first session when Green got a little too close for the comfort of Josh Hazlewood during the wicket celebration of Windies skipper Kraigg Brathwaite.

Hazlewood got rid of opener Brathwaite for 4 in the 8th over, getting his caught behind to wicketkeeper Alex Carey. All the Australian players converged around Hazlewood to celebrate the wicket, including Green. But just as he got close to Hazlewood to give him a fist bump, the big fast bowler shooed him away by gesturing him to move back with his hands. The video of the incident has gone viral on social media.

Cameron Green is the first male cricketer to play an international match while being COVID-19 positive. He is the second Australian to do this after women's team all-rounder Tahlia McGrath, who played the 2022 Commonwealth Games final against India with the virus.