New Delhi. According to the big news of the morning, where the Indian cricket team came under the grip of Corona on Wednesday. At the same time, many senior openers like Shikhar Dhawan, reserve opener Ruturaj Gaikwad and middle order batsman Shreyas Iyer, bowler Navdeep Saini and four members of the support staff even before the start of the series against West Indies. Corona positive has been found.
#UPDATE Batsmen Shikhar Dhawan, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shreyas Iyer, and fast bowler Navdeep Saini have tested positive for COVID-19. They will remain in isolation till complete recovery is attained: BCCI https://t.co/YqNdOCkxor
— ANI (@ANI) February 3, 2022
At the same time, according to the BCCI, the selection committee has included Mayank Agarwal in India’s ODI team after seven members. Yes, now they have agreed on his name in the series against West Indies. It is worth noting that three of the best players of the Indian team and four members of the support staff have been found corona positive even before the start of the series against West Indies.
The All-India Senior Selection Committee has added Mayank Agarwal to India’s ODI squad after seven members, including three players of Team India (Senior Men) tested positive for COVID-19 following three rounds of RT-PCR testing: BCCI
— ANI (@ANI) February 3, 2022
Significantly, the three-match ODI series between India and West Indies will start from February 6. At the same time, all the matches of the ODI series will be played in Ahmedabad itself. However, now Dhawan, Iyer and Gaikwad will not be able to play in the series, as they will also have to undergo a week’s quarantine for the time being and after that they will be able to join the team back only after two negative RT-PCR tests.
Here, after the Corona blast in the Indian team, a big crisis has arisen even after choosing the playing XI in the first one-day match. At the same time, in view of the increasing cases of corona in the country, BCCI had decided to play the series without spectators.
The series will begin in Ahmedabad on February 6, which will be India’s 1000th ODI. It is now expected that M Shahrukh Khan, R Sai Kishore and Rishi Dhawan, who were made stand-bys for the series, can now be included in the team. .