Ravichandran Ashwin is not on the plane to UK to play the one-off ‘fifth Test’ after testing COVID positive, according to a BCCI source as per PTI.
He is right now in quarantine and will join his teammates once he has completed the protocol requirements.
The others headed for Britain on June 16.
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“Ashwin hasn’t travelled with the squad to UK as he has tested positive for Covid 19 before departure. But we are hopeful that he will recover well in time before the Test match starts on July 1,” an unnamed BCCI source told PTI.
“However he might miss the practice game against Leicestershire,” it added.
The squad is already in Leicester and training has started under bowling coach Paras Mhambrey and batting coach Vikram Rathour.
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Rahul Dravid, Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer are in London having completed the T20Is vs South Africa.
The squad for the T20Is vs Ireland with VVS Laxman as coach shall make a move for Dublin on either June 23 or 24.