BCCI medical team has been isolated Indian Cricket Team Coach Ravi Shastri’s lateral flow test came positive on Saturday evening. He will remain in isolation till the RT-PCR test reports of him and others are clear.
Apart from this, bowling coach Bharat Arun, fielding coach R Sridhar and physiotherapist Nitin Patel have also been isolated as a precaution.
“He has undergone RT-PCR test and will be staying at the team hotel and will not travel with Team India,” BCCI said in an official statement.
However, the playing members have tested negative in two lateral flow tests conducted on Saturday evening and Sunday morning. All players and support staff have been fully vaccinated.
“BCCI Medical Team has appointed Mr. Ravi Shastri, Head Coach, Mr. B. Arun, Bowling Coach, Mr. R. Sridhar, Fielding Coach and Mr. Nitin Patel, Physiotherapist as a precautionary measure after Mr. Shastri’s Lateral Flow Test came back positive last evening. separated,” BCCI secretary Jay Shah said in a release.
He said, “The 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, ” They said.
Shastri is understood to have got the symptoms after attending the release of his book at the team hotel, where outside guests were also allowed. Arun, Patal and Sridhar personally participated in that ceremony.
“As there are no restrictions in the UK, outside guests were allowed during Shastri’s book launch party,” a BCCI source said.
He said, “You feel for Bharat Arun. This is the second time, that he has had to isolate because someone else has tested positive. Last time it was the masseur Dayanand Garani.”
The team is set to travel to Manchester on Tuesday and if all four are found positive in the RT-PCR tests, they will have to undergo 10 days of room isolation and then test negative twice in order to re-enter the team. be able to join
“He has undergone RT-PCR test and will be staying at the team hotel and will not travel with Team India until confirmation from the medical team,” Shah said.
Lateral flow tests, the results of which can be known within 30 minutes, are not considered particularly reliable and RT-PCR tests are carried out to confirm the results.
Meanwhile, in the match, Rohit Sharma and Cheteshwar Pujara’s 153-run stand for the second wicket helped India get into a dominant position on the third day of the ongoing Fourth Test.
At stumps, India score 270/3 – a lead of 171 runs with seven wickets in the bag in the second essay. Virat Kohli (22*) and Ravindra Jadeja (9*) are at the crease for the visitors.
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