The fifth and final Test of the series between India and England is likely to get suspended or deferred by one or two days as per some reports. Moreover, the match will not begin on Friday (September 10, 2021).
According to some reports, it is learnt that the Indian players are not comfortable taking the field with the uncertainties around Covid-19.
Though, it was earlier confirmed that the clash is going to be played as scheduled after the Indian players had tested negative for Covid-19 in the latest round of testing.
There was a Covid-19 situation in the Indian camp after India head coach Ravi Shastri, bowling coach Bharat Arun and fielding coach R Sridhar had earlier returned positive for Covid-19 and the latest support staff from the visiting camp to have contracted the Covid-19 was the assistant physiotherapist Yogesh Parmar.
In fact, the BCCI President Sourav Ganguly had earlier said that the board wasn’t sure whether the match is going to be played or not.
“We don't know if the match will happen at the moment. Hopefully, we can get some game," PTI quoted Ganguly as saying at the book launch of 'Mission Domination' in Kolkata on September 9.
The visitors presently lead the five-match series 2-1 after they won the second Test at Lord’s and the fourth encounter at The Kennington Oval.