India vs England: Rohit Sharma out of isolation after testing negative

Rohit,
set
to
lead
India
in
the
T20I
and
ODI
series
against
England,
will
now
be
available
for
the
series,
getting
underway
on
July
7th.
The
first
match
of
the
T20
International
series
will
be
held
in
Southampton
on
Thursday.

The
35-year-old
India
skipper
tested
positive
during
India’s
four-day
warm-up
game
against
Leceistershire.
With
Rohit
unavailable,
Jasprit
Bumrah
was
named
as
stand-in
skipper
for
the
final
Test,
with
Rishabh
Pant
serving
as
his
deputy.

Giving
an
update
on
Rohit,
a
senior
BCCI
official
told
PTI,
“Yes,
Rohit
has
tested
negative
and
as
per
medical
protocols
is
now
out
of
quarantine.
However,
he
is
not
playing
today’s
T20
warm-up
game
against
Northamptonshire
as
he
will
need
some
recovery
time
and
training
ahead
of
first
T20I.

As
per
medical
protocol,
any
player,
who
is
out
of
quarantine,
needs
to
undergo
mandatory
cardiovascular
tests
to
check
the
lung
capacity
and
how
it
is
functioning
post
COVID-19.
The
Indian
team
was
desperate
to
play
Rohit
but
he
tested
positive
thrice
before
the
game
day
and
hence
the
selectors
picked
Bumrah
as
captain.

With
the
T20I
series
getting
underway
immediately
after
the
Test
match,
the
selectors
picked
two
squads.
While
Rohit
will
lead
the
side
from
the
first
game
of
the
white
ball
series,
the
likes
of
former
skipper
Virat
Kohli,
Bumrah,
Rishabh
Pant
and
Ravindra
Jadeja
will
be
available
from
the
second
game
onwards.

India
is
first
set
to
play
a
three-match
T20I
series
followed
by
a
three-match
ODI
series
against
hosts
England.

Meanwhile,
in
the
ongoing
Test
series,
India
currently
lead
2-1
and
are
on
the
brink
of
a
historical
win
in
England.
A
draw
in
the
final
match,
which
was
rescheduled
after
covid
19
cases
in
the
Indian
camp,
will
seal
India’s
series
win.
(Inputs
from
PTI)