Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, June 26: Just days before the start of the rescheduled Test match against England, Indian cricket team skipper Rohit Sharma tested positive for COVID-19. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) released a formal statement and updated its Twitter account with the information.
“#TeamIndia Captain Mr Rohit Sharma has tested positive for COVID-19 following a Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) conducted on Saturday. He is currently in isolation at the team hotel and is under the care of the BCCI Medical Team,” BCCI wrote on Twitter.
UPDATE – #TeamIndia Captain Mr Rohit Sharma has tested positive for COVID-19 following a Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) conducted on Saturday. He is currently in isolation at the team hotel and is under the care of the BCCI Medical Team.
— BCCI (@BCCI) June 25, 2022
Before the pivotal Test match against England, which will start on July 1 at the Edgbaston in Birmingham, Rohit Sharma was a member of the side that played Leicestershire in a four-day tour game. On Thursday, Rohit batted, but he did not come out to bat in India’s second innings on Saturday. Prior to being out during the first innings of the exhibition game, he scored 25 runs.
India is ahead 2-1 in the Test series with England. Earlier this year, Rohit led India to a 2-0 home Test series victory against Sri Lanka. It will be his first Test match away from home as captain of the Indian squad if he heals in time for the game in Edgbaston.
Headed by Virat Kohli Last year, India led England 2-1, but a Covid outbreak in the Indian camp forced the cancellation of the fifth and final test. The remaining Test match this year will be rescheduled by the BCCI and ECB. In addition to the Test match, India will play three T20Is and three ODIs during the tour.
