IND Vs ENG: In A Major Setback For Team India, Rishabh Pant Tests Positive For Covid In UK

Rishabh Pant has tested positive for Covid 19 in UK.

Indian Cricketer Rishabh Pant

London: Rishabh Pant has been tested positive for COVID-19 in the UK, according to media reports. The wicketkeeper-batsman has been in home isolation since the past 8 days and won't travel to Durham with the rest of the Indian squad.

Rishabh Pant had recently gone to watch the Euro Cup match. Since then, he complained of pain in the throat. Apart from this, mild symptoms like cold and cough were also noticed, after which he was immediately sent to isolation.

 However, Rishabh Pant will have to undergo a corona test before joining the team camp in Durham. Pant will be associated with the team camp only after the covid 19 report comes negative. 

According to a report by ANI, another player from the Indian squad had tested positive for the virus but has now returned negative and is doing fine now. 

Both the players are fine now and are asymptomatic and there were minor signs of cough and cold when they tested positive.

The BCCI has asked all the players and support staff who came in close contact with the player to isolate themselves for the next three days. Other than the player who is positive for the virus, all the players are supposed to travel to Durham, as planned. Those who need to be quarantined will then be isolated from the rest.

The player who has been tested positive was reportedly spotted at crowded places during the 3-week break.

The news of the Indian cricketer testing positive comes in the wake of the virus sweeping through the England camp ahead of their limited-overs home series against Pakistan.  Last week, before the start of the ODI series, ECB had confirmed that seven members including three players and four staffers had tested positive.

 

The Indian cricket team is set to play a 3-day practice Test against Select County XI from July 20. Because of the Covid-19 case in the team, a few players could be unavailable for the match.