NEW DELHI: Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has tested positive for Covid-19 and missed the flight to England for the next rescheduled Test against England.
Ashwin has gone through quarantine and will only join the Indian squad team after meeting all protocol requirements, reports the EspnCricinfo website.
“Ashwin has not traveled with the team to the UK as he tested positive for Covid-19 prior to departure,” a BCCI source confirmed to the Press Trust of India (PTI), as reported by the website.
“But we are hopeful that he will recover well in time before the test match starts on July 1. However, he could miss the practice game against Leicestershire,” he added.
Meanwhile, head coach Rahul Dravid along with Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant will join the team shortly in Leicestershire as they have already arrived in London after concluding the T20I series at home against South Africa.
The rest of the Indian contingent is already in Leicestershire and undergoing training sessions under the supervision of bowling coach Paras Mhambrey and hitting coach Vikram Rathour.
India will play the one-off Test against England from July 1-5 to complete the five-match Test series that ended abruptly last year. India currently leads the series 2-1.
Rohit Sharma will captain the Indian side for the first time in an overseas test.
The touring team will also play three T20I matches and as many ODIs against the hosts during the tour.
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