Manchester: Head Coach of India Ravi Shastri and their support staff colleagues Bharat Arun And R Sridhar He is likely to leave for India on Wednesday provided he has two negative RT-PCR reports before the date of his departure.
Shastri, who tested positive COVID-19 He has been in quarantine since September 4, ahead of the fourth Test at The Oval and is expected to complete his 10-day isolation period along with Arun and Sridhar on Monday.
However, the trio requires a negative RT-PCR report before leaving the UK shores for India and are expected to indulge in a very strict bio-bubble in Dubai, post IPL when the Indian team will play T20. Will gather for the World Cup campaign.
“Ravi, Sridhar and Arun are all doing well physically and are mostly asymptomatic. They will take their RT-PCR test on Monday and if all goes well, they can fly on the original date of departure, i.e. September 15 The final call will be taken by the medical team,” a senior BCCI official told PTI on conditions of anonymity.
Meanwhile, other support staff members of the crew will take off on a commercial flight via Dubai on Monday afternoon.
However, junior physio Yogesh Parmar, who had tested positive on September 8, will have to remain in isolation for a few more days before being able to go back home.
The fifth Test between India and England at Old Trafford was canceled after Virat Kohli refused to field his team over more cases during the incubation period.
In all likelihood, the standalone Test will be held in July next year, but the ECB has already approached the ICC for a speedy decision by the Disputes Resolution Committee on the issue.
COVID-19 is an acceptable non-compliance and the Indian camp has said it was unable to prepare a team for the match.
If ICC controls this as Tests abandoned due to COVID-19, India will win the series 2-1 or else a forfeiture will mean the series at 2-2 and England on the insurance company for reimbursement of GBP 40 Successful Claiming Loss of Lakhs
Shastri, who tested positive COVID-19 He has been in quarantine since September 4, ahead of the fourth Test at The Oval and is expected to complete his 10-day isolation period along with Arun and Sridhar on Monday.
However, the trio requires a negative RT-PCR report before leaving the UK shores for India and are expected to indulge in a very strict bio-bubble in Dubai, post IPL when the Indian team will play T20. Will gather for the World Cup campaign.
“Ravi, Sridhar and Arun are all doing well physically and are mostly asymptomatic. They will take their RT-PCR test on Monday and if all goes well, they can fly on the original date of departure, i.e. September 15 The final call will be taken by the medical team,” a senior BCCI official told PTI on conditions of anonymity.
Meanwhile, other support staff members of the crew will take off on a commercial flight via Dubai on Monday afternoon.
However, junior physio Yogesh Parmar, who had tested positive on September 8, will have to remain in isolation for a few more days before being able to go back home.
The fifth Test between India and England at Old Trafford was canceled after Virat Kohli refused to field his team over more cases during the incubation period.
In all likelihood, the standalone Test will be held in July next year, but the ECB has already approached the ICC for a speedy decision by the Disputes Resolution Committee on the issue.
COVID-19 is an acceptable non-compliance and the Indian camp has said it was unable to prepare a team for the match.
If ICC controls this as Tests abandoned due to COVID-19, India will win the series 2-1 or else a forfeiture will mean the series at 2-2 and England on the insurance company for reimbursement of GBP 40 Successful Claiming Loss of Lakhs
.