Gautam Gambhir has tested positive for Covid-19, he informed through a post on his official Twitter handle. The left-handed batter who played crucial knocks for India in two of its most recent World Cup-winning campaigns is also a Member of Parliament from East Delhi Constituency.
Last year in November, the cricketer had to isolate himself after a family member of his tested positive for Covid-19. An active member of the Bhartiya Janta Party’s Delhi unit, Gambhir is one of the most popular faces in the country.
Apart from his active politics, the batter who played 242 international matches across formats for India from 2003 to 2016, has also been roped in as mentor of the Lucknow Super Giants, the franchise which enters as one of the two new teams in the Indian Premier League from the 2022 edition onwards.
In total, the 40-year-old scored 10324 international runs in his career with 20 centuries and 63 half-centuries to his name.