As per the reports in Indian Express, the young Indian wicket-keeper batsman, Rishabh Pant has been tested positive for Covid -19 virus in England and is staying in home isolation at the moment. Currently, Pant is home quarantined at his relatives’ place and is likely to join the Indian squad in Durham later. He was tested positive almost a week ago. He will be expected to return to bio-bubble in Durham on Thursday. He will be tested on 18th July as he’ll complete his 10 days isolation on Sunday.
Sources said the southpaw had witnessed a sore throat, which led to a Covid test and it returned positive. His teammates and support staff, who came in contact with the player, have also been suggested to get isolated for three days and they have completed their isolation period.
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The news of the Indian cricketer testing positive comes in the wake of the virus wreaking havoc in the England camp ahead of their limited-overs home series against Pakistan. The development forced an overhaul of the England ODI squad, with Ben Stokes being appointed the captain of the team. A second-string England clean-swept Pakistan in a three-match ODI series, but the question of how the virus breached the bubble was left answered.
In his statement, ECB chief executive Tom Harrison mentioned the Delta variant of the virus without revealing if the squad members were affected by it.
Harrison had said, “We have been mindful that the emergence of the Delta variant, along with our move away from the stringent enforcement of biosecure environments, could increase the chances of an outbreak. We made a strategic choice to try to adapt protocols, in order to support the overall wellbeing of our players and management staff who have spent much of the last 14 months living in very restricted conditions.”
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The Indian players were allowed to enjoy a 20-day break outside the bio-bubble in England and spent time on their own after the World Test Championship final that ended on June 23. The 5-match Test series between India and England will be commencing on August 4.
