India have been handled an enormous blow forward of the upcoming rescheduled fifth Check towards England. Their skipper Rohit Sharma has examined constructive for COVID-19 within the newest Speedy Antigen Check and is at the moment in isolation. He didn’t bat within the second innings of the continuing four-day warm-up recreation towards Leicestershire as properly. His participation within the Birmingham Check is now below critical doubt with solely six days to go for the sport to begin.
BCCI confirmed the event in an official press launch within the early hours of Sunday (June 26). He has been saved below statement of BCCI’s medical group in the mean time and is isolating within the group lodge. An RT-PCR take a look at might be performed on him now to determine his CT worth.
Rohit Sharma is the second-highest run-scorer of the collection in the mean time having amassed 368 runs at a mean of 52.57 and the guests might be definitely in hassle if he misses the Check match. India at the moment lead the five-match collection 2-1 and have an opportunity to win their first Check collection in England since 2007.
Who will lead India within the fifth Check?
Rather a lot has modified in Indian cricket by way of management for the reason that fifth and last Check of the collection was postponed final 12 months. Virat Kohli is not any extra the captain of the group and with Rohit Sharma prone to miss the sport, it stays to be seen who will lead the group within the essential Check. KL Rahul had led the facet in South Africa when the then skipper Kohli had missed the second Check of the collection. However even Rahul is dominated out of this encounter on account of an damage.
Amongst different gamers, Jasprit Bumrah was named vice-captain of the group as soon as whereas Rishabh Pant led group India within the T20I collection towards South Africa at residence. Hardik Pandya, in the meantime, will lead the nation for the primary time in Eire on Sunday (June 26) in a T20I however he isn’t the a part of the Check arrange as of now.
