India’s fifth and final Test against England, which is set to begin in Manchester on Friday, has been postponed following a COVID-19 case at the tourists’ camp, an official of the Indian Cricket Board said.
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said, “Following ongoing talks with the BCCI, the ECB can confirm that the fifth LV=Insurance Test between the men of England and India, starting today at Emirates Old Trafford, is cancelled. will be given.” Statement.
“Due to the apprehension of a further increase in the number of COVID cases inside the camp, India are regretfully unable to field a team.” “We send our sincere apologies to fans and partners for this news, which we know will cause great disappointment and inconvenience to many.”
The ECB concluded the statement by announcing that further information would be shared in due course.
After this, after a long time, there was a long discussion between the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Thursday and Friday.
The players tested negative, but with a 96-hour incubation period, they didn’t want to risk testing positive and ending up in 10-day quarantine as per BCCI sources.
“No play today,” tweeted commentator and former India wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik.
Ahead of the fifth and final Test against England, Parmar tested positive for COVID-19 in Manchester. Due to this, the training session of Team India on Thursday afternoon was cancelled.
This comes after India head coach Ravi Shastri, bowling coach Bharat Arun and fielding coach R Sridhar tested positive for their RT-PCR tests during the fourth Test.
They are currently undergoing isolation and can come out only after two negative results.
On Sunday, just half an hour before the start of the fourth day of the fourth Test, the BCCI said that its medical team has isolated Shastri, Bharat Arun, Sridhar and physio Nitin Patel as a precautionary measure after Shastri’s lateral flow test positive. Have given. on Saturday evening.
The remaining members of the Team India squad had two lateral flow tests – one on Saturday night and the other on Sunday morning. Returning a negative COVID report, the members were allowed to proceed to the fourth day of the fourth Test against England at The Oval.
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