Shikhar Dhawan, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shreyas Iyer test positive for COVID-19

The All-India Senior Selection Committee has added Mayank Agarwal to India’s ODI squad after seven members tested positive for COVID-19.

Shikhar Dhawan, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shreyas Iyer test positive for COVID-19

Mumbai: Seven members, including three players of Team India (Senior Men), have tested positive for COVID-19 following three rounds of RT-PCR testing, The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said in a statement. 

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.

The other three are members of the support staff: fielding coach T Dilip, security liaison officer B Lokesh and sports massage therapist Rajeev Kumar.

The All-India Senior Selection Committee has added Mayank Agarwal to India’s ODI squad after seven members tested positive for COVID-19.

Opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan and fast bowler Navdeep Saini’s (standby player) RT-PCR tests conducted on Monday (January 31st) have returned positive results. Fielding Coach T. Dilip and Security Liaison Officer B. Lokesh’s RT-PCR tests conducted on Monday (January 31st) have returned positive results.Batsman Ruturaj Gaikwad’s RT-PCR test conducted on Tuesday (February 1st) has returned a positive result. He had tested negative during the first round of testing on Monday. Batsman Shreyas Iyer and Sports Massage Therapist Rajeev Kumar’s RT-PCR tests conducted on Wednesday (February 2nd) have returned positive results. Both had tested negative in the first two rounds of testing.