The presence of Covid in numerous of India’s players has interfered with their ability to prepare for the rescheduled Test match against England in Birmingham from July 1–5.
According to TOI, Virat Kohli, the former India captain also contracted Covid-19 after the team landed in London last week. Senior off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has declined to travel to the UK with his team after testing positive for the virus.
Virat Kohli was the fifth-highest run-scorer in England vs. India 2021 Test series. The Indian skipper had some solid innings in the third and fourth Tests while having difficulty batting in the first two. The 32-year-old athlete batted 7 innings for 218 runs at an average of 31.14. The right-handed batsman also scored two half-centuries during the series.
India will take on England in a Test match at Edgbaston in Birmingham from July 1 to July 5. The game has been postponed. After many members of the Indian team’s support staff dialed COVID-19, the fifth Test of India’s visit to England in 2021 was postponed last year. India now has a 2-1 series advantage.
Covid had an impact on Virat Kohli. Upon returning after a trip:
After returning from his holiday in the Maldives, Virat Kohli was impacted by COVID, a source told this publication. A few delighted fans in Leicester posted photos with Kohli on Monday.
The medical advice is to avoid taxing the players once they have had Covid-19, therefore the tour game between India and Leicestershire on June 24 won’t be as intense as coach Rahul Dravid had intended. The insider said, “There may be more Covid instances on the squad.”
India will be led by Rohit Sharma throughout the Test match. Important players like Virat Kohli, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Hanuma Vihari, and Jasprit Bumrah are among the squad’s members. After the Test, there will be a T20I and ODI series.
In the T20I series, three games will be played. On July 7, there will be the first T20I. June 9 and June 10 are set aside for the second and third T20Is, respectively. There will be three games in the ODI series between India and England. The three one-day matches will be held on July 12, July 14, and July 17, respectively.
