The Board of Keep watch over for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Wednesday, February 2 added Mayank Agarwal to India’s ODI squad for the West Indies sequence after confirming {that a} general of seven individuals, together with 3 avid gamers and a stand-by participant, within the Indian camp in Ahmedabad examined sure for Covid-19. India tackle West Indies in a 3-match sequence from February 6 in Ahmedabad following which they’re going to play 3 T20Is from February 16 in Kolkata.
Opening batters Shikhar Dhawan and Ruturaj Gaikwad and middle-order batter Shreyas Iyer are the 3 avid gamers who’ve examined sure for Covid-19, the BCCI stated in a remark. Standby participant Navdeep Saini additionally examined sure for Covid-19.
The BCCI Clinical workforce is dealing with the sure instances and they’re going to stay in isolation until whole restoration is attained.
“The individuals had been requested to document in Ahmedabad on thirty first January 2022 for the impending three-match ODI and T20I sequence towards the West Indies. Each and every member was once additionally requested to go through an RT-PCR check at house ahead of embarking on their adventure to Ahmedabad and the trip was once undertaken simplest after checking out adverse,” it stated.
DETAILS OF COVID CASES IN INDIA CAMP
Opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan and speedy bowler Navdeep Saini’s (standby participant) RT-PCR checks carried out on Monday (January 31) have returned sure effects.
Fielding Trainer T. Dilip and Safety Liaison Officer B. Lokesh’s RT-PCR checks carried out on Monday (January 31) have returned sure effects.
Batsman Ruturaj Gaikwad’s RT-PCR check carried out on Tuesday (February 1) has returned a good outcome. He had examined adverse all the way through the primary spherical of checking out on Monday.
Batsman Shreyas Iyer and Sports activities Therapeutic massage Therapist Rajeev Kumar’s RT-PCR checks carried out on Wednesday (February 2) have returned sure effects. Each had examined adverse within the first two rounds of checking out.
India might be led by way of Rohit Sharma in each the ODI and the T20I sequence towards the West Indies. The guests, led by way of Kieron Pollard arrived in Ahmedabad on Wednesday following their win over England in a T20I sequence at house.
To start with, the BCCI had selected Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Cuttack, Visakhapatnam and Thiruvananthapuram because the Venus for the ODI and T20I sequence. Then again, the board diminished the venues and allotted the ODIs to Ahmedabad and the T20Is to Kolkata to cut back the danger of Covid-19 an infection a few of the camp.
The Gujarat Cricket Affiliation previous this week showed that fanatics would possibly not be allowed to observe the suits from the stands on the Narendra Modi Stadium because of the Omicron danger within the nation.
Then again, the Cricket Affiliation of Bengal stated that Eden Gardens may have a most of 70 p.c attendance for the T20I sequence.