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IND vs ENG: Ravi Shastri is covid-19 positive

Sarita Dey
3 years ago

Indian team head coach Ravi Shastri returned a positive (Covid-19) test in London on Saturday evening. And he was later placed in isolation at the team hotel by the BCCI medical team β€œas a precautionary measureβ€œ. Along with Shastri, bowling coach Bharat Arun. Fielding coach R Sridhar and physiotherapist Nitin Patel are also isolated.

BCCI statement said on Sunday–

He has undergone an RT-PCR test and will be staying at the team hotel and will not travel with Team India.

Final Test starting on 10 September-

Coach Shastri, fielding coach R Sridhar, bowling coach Bharat Arun and physio Nitin Patel have been separated from the rest of the team. He will be in London while the rest of the team. The team will travel to Manchester next week for the final Test starting on 10 September.

The Board of Control said-

β€œThe remaining members of the Team India squad underwent two lateral flow tests. One last night and the other this morning. On returning negative COVID reports. The members were allowed to proceed to the fourth day of the ongoing Fourth Test at The Oval.” Went.” For Indian Cricket (BCCI) said.

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After that, two more players, Yuzvendra Chahal and K Gautam, also tested positive, and when the others returned home at the end of the tour, Pandya, Chahal, and Gautam had to stay back in Sri Lanka, complete their quarantine and return home. fell. In the first week of August after the negative test returned.

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