Mumbai: Indian captain Rohit Sharma have tested positive for COVID-19 Following the Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) conducted in England on Saturday.
Rohit, who was playing against India in the ongoing four-day warm-up match Leicestershire ahead of reschedule fifth test Against England, has gone into quarantine.
“#TeamIndia captain Rohit Sharma has tested positive for COVID-19 following the Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) conducted on Saturday. He is currently in isolation at the team hotel and is under the supervision of the BCCI medical team,” the board said. for off control Cricket In India (BCCI) tweeted.
Rohit, who was playing against India in the ongoing four-day warm-up match Leicestershire ahead of reschedule fifth test Against England, has gone into quarantine.
“#TeamIndia captain Rohit Sharma has tested positive for COVID-19 following the Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) conducted on Saturday. He is currently in isolation at the team hotel and is under the supervision of the BCCI medical team,” the board said. for off control Cricket In India (BCCI) tweeted.
Update – #TeamIndia Captain Mr Rohit Sharma has tested positive for COVID-19 following Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) c… https://t.co/EL92io1WDA.
—BCCI (@BCCI) 16561928360000
Rohit’s availability for the Test starting July 1 at Edgbaston will now depend on his recovery.
India lead the series 2-1.
The rescheduled match is a part of last year’s five-match Test series that had to be postponed after the fourth Test due to the COVID-19 outbreak in the Indian camp.