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Bcci Refuses To Send Additional Players To England Even After Covid 19 In India Camp Report

BCCI refuses to send additional players to England even after Covid-19 in India camp: Report

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has refused to send any extra player to the United Kingdom in the wake of Covid-19 cases being reported in the camp, The Indian Express reported. Notably, Rishabh Pant is under quarantine after testing positive for the novel Coronavirus on July 8 while the other wicketkeeper-batsman Wriddhiman Saha is under isolation as well after coming in close contact with the throwdown specialist who tested positive.

“No," The Indian Express quoted a BCCI official as saying while responding to the question of whether the board is willing to send additional players foreseeing a crisis.

Apart from Saha and, bowling coach Bharat Arun and batsman Abhimanyu Easwaran are also under self-isolation as they had come under close contact of Garani.

“Pant, who had not stayed in the team hotel during the break period, tested positive on 8th July. He is asymptomatic and currently undergoing self-isolation at the place where he reported positive. He is being closely monitored by the BCCI Medical Team and is on his way to recovery. He will be able to join the squad in Durham after returning two negative RT-PCR tests,” said the BCCI press release.

The selectors had earlier picked a 20-man squad and four standbys players for the tour. The visitors though suffered a blow after opener Shubman Gill was ruled out of the series after he suffered a shin splits which would take at least three months for recovery.

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Shadab Khan banks on T20 exposure of Pakistan players to do well against full-strength England

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Will Rhodes to lead select County XI against India in three-day practice game

The England and Wales Cricket Board announced a 14 man squad which includes the likes of Haseeb Hameed and James Bracey to be led by Warwickshire captain Will Rhodes to face India in a three-day practice game at the Riverside Ground in Durham. The squad would be coached by Young Lions head coach Richard Dawson and has names from across the counties. ECB said that the players would undergo Covid-19 testing before being allowed to form the squad for the game that begins on July 20. “The county players will bridge into a team environment and undergo Covid testing before being cleared to play in the match,” the board said in a press release. “The ECB would like to place on record its thanks to the first-class counties for their continued support to make players available for this fixtures and to Durham County Cricket Club for providing facilities for this match to be staged,” it added. Apart from the live broadcast of the game on Durham CCC’s Youtube channel, ball-by-ball commentary would also be available on BBC radio. County Select XI squad: Will Rhodes (Warwickshire - captain), Rehan Ahmed (Leicestershire), Tom Aspinwell (Lancashire), Ethan Bamber (Middlesex), James Bracey (Gloucestershire), Jack Carson (Sussex), Zak Chappell (Nottinghamshire), Haseeb Hameed (Nottinghamshire), Lyndon James (Nottinghamshire), Jake Libby (Worcestershire), Craig Miles (Warwickshire), Liam Patterson-White (Nottinghamshire), James Rew (Somerset), Rob Yates (Warwickshire).

BCCI confirms Rishabh Pant’s Covid positivity, says he contracted the virus on July 8

The Board of Control for Cricket in India has confirmed that wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant indeed tested positive, but it’s not a recent phenomenon, rather it has been seven days. According to the cricket governing body in the country, the 23-year-old player had tested positive on July 8 itself. “Wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant nears completion of his self-quarantine period while training assistant/net bowler Dayanand Garani has tested positive for COVID-19,” BCCI said in a release. “Pant tested positive on 8th July. He is asymptomatic and currently undergoing self-isolation at the place where he reported positive. He is being closely monitored by the BCCI Medical Team and is on his way to recovery,” the release added. The board also quashed all rumours that Pant will not be able to join the Indian squad for the three-day warm-up match in Durham. “He will be able to join the squad in Durham after returning two negative RT-PCR tests,” said the press release. However, the board also confirmed that being in close contact with throwdown specialist Garani, bowling coach B. Arun and players Wriddhiman Saha and Abhimanyu Easwaran will have to undergo 10-day isolation and will remain in their respective rooms in the team hotel in London. “To mitigate any further risks, the Indian contingent is taking the Lateral Flow Test on a daily basis,” added the release.

Guys are hungry for the series win: Ireland captain Andrew Balbirnie sets the tone for Finale clash vs SA

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