The Board of Regulate for Cricket in India stated on Sunday that Rohit Sharma examined sure for Covid-19 and has been in isolation within the staff resort at Leicestershire at the same time as the remainder of his teammates are concerned within the 4-day observe fit in opposition to the native county aspect.
Rohit Sharma examined sure for Covid-19 within the Speedy Antigen Take a look at performed on Saturday, June 25. The India captain didn’t take the sector on Day 3 of the 4-day observe fit on the Leicestershire County Membership.
Rohit is recently underneath the supervision of the BCCI scientific staff in England and it is still noticed if he’s going to be are compatible to take the sector within the rescheduled fifth Take a look at in opposition to England, beginning July 1 in Birmingham.
“Crew India Captain Mr Rohit Sharma has examined sure for COVID-19 following a Speedy Antigen Take a look at (RAT) performed on Saturday. He’s recently in isolation on the staff resort and is underneath the care of the BCCI Scientific Crew,” the BCCI stated in a commentary on Sunday.
Rohit Sharma used to be a part of the continued 4-day observe recreation because the India captain opened the innings for the visiting staff and made 25 runs earlier than getting out to Roman Walker, the 21-year-old Leicestershire pacer who ended up with 5 wickets.
BIG BLOW FOR INDIA
Rohit no longer popping out to open the batting for India on Day 3 of the observe fit helped lift a couple of eyebrows because the skipper hadn’t spent a large number of time within the center within the first innings. Alternatively, because it became out, Rohit used to be no longer even on the Leicestershire county flooring all over Day 3 motion.
India will face an enormous setback if Rohit isn’t to be had for the primary Take a look at, beginning July 1. India already are lacking their first-choice opener KL Rahul, who has no longer travelled to England because of an damage worry that still saved him out of the house T20I sequence in opposition to South Africa.
Rohit Sharma used to be India’s most sensible scorer all over the excursion of England remaining yr. The opener scored 368 runs in 4 Checks at a mean of over 50. Rohit additionally scored his maiden in a foreign country Take a look at hundred on the Oval remaining yr. Rohit and Rahul’s heroics on the most sensible intended India took a 2-1 lead within the sequence earlier than the fifth Take a look at, which used to be set to be held in Manchester in September, used to be postponed because of Covid-19 considerations within the Indian camp.
India’s Take a look at regulars arrived neatly prematurely to arrange for the rescheduled fifth Take a look at, which can be a part of the International Take a look at Championship cycle.
Significantly, India off-spinner R Ashwin had joined the staff overdue in Leicestershire as he were in house isolation after trying out sure for Covid-19 in Chennai. Ashwin ignored the flight to London even because the likes of Virat Kohli, Cheteshwar Pujara, Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja amongst others left from Mumbai on June 16.