The Indian team will play the Tests on English soil and had its first training session with the home team on Monday. Except for Ravichandran Ashwin, who is not a spinner, most of his key players came to practice. It should be noted that Ashwin missed the flight after testing positive for Covid a few days ago.
It was not clear whether Ashwin would be available for the postponed Test against England from 1 July in Edgbaston, Birmingham.
“Ashwin did not travel to England with the team as he tested positive for Covid 19 prior to his departure. However, we hope he will recover before the Test match starts on 1 July,” he said.
“But he may miss the friendly game against Leicestershire,” the source added.
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Other players flew back to London
The Indian team captained by Rohit Sharma flew to London to complete the final (fifth) Test of the series. They lead the series 2-1. They began training under the supervision of bowling coach Paras Mhambrey and batting coach Vikram Rathour. Team coach Rahul Dravid, Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer have arrived in London. Irish squad VVS Laxman He will go to Dublin on 23 or 24 June because team members have been given a three-day rest.
According to the rules of the Cricket Control Board (BCCI) in India, all players have to pass RT-PCR Tests after flying from their home. After Ashwin’s test result was positive, he was sent to his home in Chennai to be isolated.
Ashwin was not in the squad in the recently concluded five-game T20I series against South Africa. At that time, he took part in the annual first division games organized by the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association.
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