India Test captain Rohit Sharma contracts COVID-19
“He is currently in isolation at the team hotel and is under the care of the BCCI Medical Team,” says the BCCI
NEW DELHI: In a big blow to team India ahead of one-off Test against England, its red-ball captain Rohit Sharma has tested positive for COVID-19, confirmed the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Sunday.
Sharma tested positive for the virus following a RAT on the third day of the warm-up match in Leicestershire.
The fifth Test between India and England is scheduled to be played on July 1 in Edgbaston. It is the last game of the five-match series between the two countries which was postponed due to COVID-19 last year.
Taking to Twitter, the BCCI said: “He is currently in isolation at the team hotel and is under the care of the BCCI Medical Team.”
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