A Covid-19 outbreak affected the Indian cricket team on Wednesday as three players – senior opener Shikhar Dhawan, reserve opener Ruturaj Gaikwad and middle-order batsman Shreyas Iyer – took their mandatory isolation period before the start of the West. tested positive for the virus during Indies Series.
The Indian team had assembled in Ahmedabad on January 31 for the upcoming white-ball series against the West Indies and were undergoing a three-day isolation period following their break from the South Africa series.
An experienced BCCI official told PTI on conditions, “Three players – Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shreyas Iyer and Shikhar Dhawan have tested positive. However there are many COVID positive cases among non-coaching administrative support staff. It is more than two. Could be between four people.” Of oblivion
The series begins with India’s 1000th ODI in Ahmedabad on February 6, but it is now a foregone conclusion that the trio will be missing the series as they will undergo a week’s isolation and then undergo two negative RT-PCR tests. Have to come back together.
It is expected that M Shah Rukh Khan, R Sai Kishore, Rishi Dhawan, who are the stand bys for this series, may now find a place in the team.
As far as Rohit Sharma’s opening partner is concerned, specialist opener Venkatesh Iyer can be tried in the T20 team.
This story has been published without modification in text from a wire agency feed. Only the title has been changed.
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