ENG vs IND | Rishabh Pant tests positive for COVID-19
3 years, 5 months ago

ENG vs IND | Rishabh Pant tests positive for COVID-19

India TV News  

India's wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant has tested positive for COVID-19 and will not travel with the Test squad to Durham, where Team India will reassemble to begin preparations for the England series. A BCCI source confirmed that it was Pant who tested positive and was in isolation for the past eight days. Earlier ANI reported that two of the 23 Indian cricketers in the ongoing tour of England have tested positive for COVID-19 during the 20-day break and will not be travelling with the team to Durham on Thursday. The news comes in the wake of BCCI secretary Jay Shah recently sending an e-mail to the Indian contingent in the United Kingdom warning it about the rising cases of COVID-19.

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Pant Extends Record-Breaking Half-Century with Fiery Display
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Pant Extends Record-Breaking Half-Century with Fiery Display

Firstpost  

Rishabh Pant sets a new record with his 13th Test half-century, scoring 7 fours and 2 sixes in just 36 deliveries. He and Shubman Gill put on a strong partnership, reaching a half-century together in the first over of the day. Pant's half-century comes just 30 deliveries after he took his first wicket, showcasing his aggressive start to the Test. …

Pant Returns for India's Second Test Against New Zealand, But Risk Remains
2 months ago

Pant Returns for India's Second Test Against New Zealand, But Risk Remains

Hindustan Times  

Rishabh Pant is fit for selection for the second Test against New Zealand in Pune. However, the decision to risk him is a significant concern for the Indian team management. Pant's recovery from an injury suffered during the first Test is a positive sign, but his performance in the second innings against New Zealand was not as impressive as expected. …

Rishabh Pant antidote revealed after BAN Test heroics as BGT legend ready for 'six-hitting' challenge in IND vs AUS
3 months ago

Rishabh Pant antidote revealed after BAN Test heroics as BGT legend ready for 'six-hitting' challenge in IND vs AUS

Hindustan Times  

Rishabh Pant made an emotional comeback to Test cricket last week, as he smashed a stunning century in the opening game if the two-match series against Bangladesh in Chennai. India's Rishabh Pant gestures as he runs between the wickets during the third day of the first Test cricket match between India and Bangladesh at the M.A. 'We have got to …

Rishabh Pant ahead of Jurel, T20 WC hero to sit out as India's playing XI for 1st Bangladesh Test revealed: Report
3 months, 1 week ago

Rishabh Pant ahead of Jurel, T20 WC hero to sit out as India's playing XI for 1st Bangladesh Test revealed: Report

Hindustan Times  

India are all to begin their long Test season, comprising 10 matches, which will eventually end with the Border-Gavaskar series in Australia, on Thursday. Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma with teammate Ravindra Jadeja during a training session ahead of the first Test match against Bangladesh, at MA Chidambaram Stadium, in Chennai, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024 Heading into the match, …

Rishabh Pant puts hand up for T20 World Cup with 'lightning-fast' stumping vs GT
8 months, 1 week ago

Rishabh Pant puts hand up for T20 World Cup with 'lightning-fast' stumping vs GT

India Today  

DC captain Rishabh Pant put up an incredible performance against GT in the Indian Premier League on Wednesday, 17 April. Not only did Pant complete a diving catch in the fifth over of the match, picking the ball at a very low height from the ground, the DC captain also affected two brilliant stumpings. IPL 2024: GT vs DC Live …

Lock in Rishabh Pant for T20 World Cup 2024: Adam Gilchrist advises India
8 months, 1 week ago

Lock in Rishabh Pant for T20 World Cup 2024: Adam Gilchrist advises India

India Today  

DC captain Rishabh Pant played a terrific innings vs LSG in the Indian Premier League on Friday, 12 April. Speaking on Cricbuzz, the former Australia cricketer backed Pant to be locked in for the T20 World Cup 2024 spot. Rishabh Pant was not in the conversation for the tournament even till the start of the Indian Premier League 2024, but …

Ind vs Eng Test series | In Dhruv Jurel, it finally feels like India has found a capable understudy to Rishabh Pant
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Ind vs Eng Test series | In Dhruv Jurel, it finally feels like India has found a capable understudy to Rishabh Pant

The Hindu  

In December 2022, when Rishabh Pant suffered a horrific car crash, things looked gloomy for Indian cricket. The then 25-year-old wicket-keeper batter was India’s X factor, who had played defining roles in two series wins that year — against Sri Lanka at home and Bangladesh away. Thirteen Tests and nearly 13 months since Pant last played for India, it finally …

Gunning for T20 World Cup selection? Rishabh Pant plays first full game ahead of IPL 2024 return
10 months ago

Gunning for T20 World Cup selection? Rishabh Pant plays first full game ahead of IPL 2024 return

Hindustan Times  

Rishabh Pant has shown another great positive sign ahead of his much-anticipated return in the 2024 season of the Indian Premier League as the India wicketkeeper-batter participated in a warm-up game in Alur, near Bengaluru, according to a report. Rishabh Pant is all set to make a return in IPL 2024 According to Cricbuzz, Pant was actively involved in a …

Rohit Sharma gives ground-breaking update on Rishabh Pant after IND star's batting video breaks the internet ahead of WC
1 year, 4 months ago

Rohit Sharma gives ground-breaking update on Rishabh Pant after IND star's batting video breaks the internet ahead of WC

Hindustan Times  

Last week, a certain on social media left Indian cricket fans stupefied as they later went into overdrive. For long have fans been waiting for a massive positive update on Rishabh Pant, who suffered a tragic car accident last December, leaving him on the sidelines for more than eight months. And on Wednesday, last week, the first-ever video of Pant …

IPL 2023: BCCI sticks to isolation policy; won't allow COVID-19 positive players to play
1 year, 9 months ago

IPL 2023: BCCI sticks to isolation policy; won't allow COVID-19 positive players to play

India TV News  

Unlike other leagues in the world, where players have been allowed to participate in matches despite testing positive for COVID-19, BCCI is taking no risks and is sticking to its isolation policy, where players will have to quarantine for at least a week before rejoining their respective franchises, a report in ESPNcricinfo states. Positive cases will not be allowed to …

Naseem Shah tests positive for Covid-19, ruled out of England series
2 years, 2 months ago

Naseem Shah tests positive for Covid-19, ruled out of England series

India TV News  

ENG vs PAK: Pakistan fast bowler Naseem Shah has tested positive for Covid-19 and has been ruled out of the remaining matches against England, Pakistan Cricket Board said on Thursday. Image Source : GETTY IMAGESNaseem Shah ruled out of England series. The T20I tri-series will begin on October 7 with Pakistan taking on Bangladesh in the opening match before the …

Commonwealth Games: Navjot Kaur tests positive for COVID-19, to fly back home
2 years, 4 months ago

Commonwealth Games: Navjot Kaur tests positive for COVID-19, to fly back home

The Hindu  

India midfielder Navjot Kaur’s campaign at the Commonwealth Games came to an abrupt end as she is set to fly back home after testing positive for COVID-19. She has been cleared to fly back to India by the organisers,” a team source told PTI. Two cricket team members — Pooja Vastrakar and S. Meghana — tested positive for COVID-19 in …

KL Rahul tests COVID-19 positive before West Indies T20Is
2 years, 5 months ago

KL Rahul tests COVID-19 positive before West Indies T20Is

The Hindu  

India’s senior batter KL Rahul has tested positive for COVID-19, Board of Control for Cricket in India president Sourav Ganguly told reporters in Mumbai after the Apex Council Meeting, Rahul had also addressed the candidates, who attended the Level-3 coach certification course at National Cricket Academy on Thursday afternoon before testing positive later in the day. The BCCI president also …

Rishabh Pant seeks to translate red-hot form into the white-ball game
2 years, 5 months ago

Rishabh Pant seeks to translate red-hot form into the white-ball game

Hindustan Times  

If attributes of an archetypal limited-overs batter are jotted down, Rishabh Pant would have them all—big-hitting ability, ingenuity to manufacture shots and find unusual areas on the field and bat with ease against pace and spin. The third T20I against England on Sunday was Pant’s 50th in the format, but he’s only scored 768 runs at an average of 22.58 …

Four Sri Lanka players test positive for COVID-19 ahead of second Test against Australia
2 years, 5 months ago

Four Sri Lanka players test positive for COVID-19 ahead of second Test against Australia

The Hindu  

Sri Lanka has suffered a huge blow in its bid to square its two-Test series against Australia after four cricketers tested positive for COVID-19 and had to be replaced. In coronavirus tests on Wednesday, three players from the first Test were positive: leg-spinner Jeffrey Vandersay, fast bowler Asitha Fernando, and all-rounder Dhananjaya de Silva. Sri Lanka added spinners Prabath Jayasuriya, …

India vs England: Zaheer Khan expects Rishabh Pant to tee off on Day 4
2 years, 5 months ago

India vs England: Zaheer Khan expects Rishabh Pant to tee off on Day 4

Firstpost  

Rishabh Pant was relatively sedate in his unbeaten 30 on Day 3 of the Edgbaston Test, and former India seamer Khan expects the keeper-batter to tee off on the penultimate day. Rishabh Pant was relatively sedate in his unbeaten 30 on Day 3 of the fifth Test against England at Edgbaston, but former India pacer Zaheer Khan expects the wicketkeeper-batter …

England coach salutes Rishabh Pant for shattering records with breath-taking hundred in Edgaston
2 years, 5 months ago

England coach salutes Rishabh Pant for shattering records with breath-taking hundred in Edgaston

Hindustan Times  

Former England captain and current assistant coach Paul Collingwood was all praise for India's Rishabh Pant who slammed his fifth Test century to first rescue India from precarious 98 for five and then took them to ascendancy on Day 1 of the fifth Test at Edgbaston in Birmingham. India vs England, Edgbaston, Birmingham: India's Rishabh Pant hits a four off …

Watch: Rahul Dravid's never-before-seen reaction to Rishabh Pant's century bamboozles internet in India vs England Test
2 years, 5 months ago

Watch: Rahul Dravid's never-before-seen reaction to Rishabh Pant's century bamboozles internet in India vs England Test

Hindustan Times  

India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant smashed his fifth Test century on Day 1 of the rescheduled fifth Test of the series against England. Pant came to the crease at a time when India were reeling at 64/3, and soon after his arrival, India lost another two quick wickets with Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer being dismissed cheaply. Rishabh Pant; Rahul Dravid …

England vs India: Rishabh Pant hasn't let his white-ball form affect him in Test cricket, says Ajit Agarkar
2 years, 5 months ago

England vs India: Rishabh Pant hasn't let his white-ball form affect him in Test cricket, says Ajit Agarkar

India Today  

Former pacer Ajit Agarkar said that indifferent form in white-ball cricket hasn't affected Rishabh Pant in Test cricket by any stretch of the imagination. On Day one of India's ongoing rescheduled fifth Test against Ben Stokes's England, Pant scored a sparkling 111-ball 146 with the help of 19 fours and four sixes. After scoring his fifth Test ton off 89 …

IND vs ENG 5th Test, Live Score Day 1: Pant stages India's fightback with a ton, English team stunned
2 years, 5 months ago

IND vs ENG 5th Test, Live Score Day 1: Pant stages India's fightback with a ton, English team stunned

India TV News  

Highlights This is the fastest 100 by any batsman at Edgbaston Rishabh Pant races ahead MSD for fastest overseas hundred Edgbaston| Emphatic, emphatic is the only word that comes to your mind when you see Rishabh Pant. When the Delhi Capitals skipper came out to bat, India was reeling on 71-4 with their top order entirely gone which has the …

Team India skipper Rohit Sharma tests positive for Covid-19
2 years, 5 months ago

Team India skipper Rohit Sharma tests positive for Covid-19

India Today  

Team India skipper Rohit Sharma has tested positive for Covid-19 in the Rapid Antigen Test in Leicester, England. “Team India Captain Mr Rohit Sharma has tested positive for COVID-19 following a Rapid Antigen Test conducted on Saturday. UPDATE - #TeamIndia Captain Mr Rohit Sharma has tested positive for COVID-19 following a Rapid Antigen Test conducted on Saturday. — BCCI June …

India vs England: Rohit Sharma tests positive for COVID-19
2 years, 5 months ago

India vs England: Rohit Sharma tests positive for COVID-19

Firstpost  

The Team India captain, who was playing in India’s ongoing four-day warm-up game against Leicestershire, has gone into quarantine. Indian batter Rohit Sharma has tested COVID-19 positive following a Rapid Antigen Test conducted on Saturday. UPDATE - #TeamIndia Captain Mr Rohit Sharma has tested positive for COVID-19 following a Rapid Antigen Test conducted on Saturday. — BCCI June 25, 2022 …

IND vs LEI: Rishabh Pant hits fluent 76 as India gear up for one-off Test vs England
2 years, 6 months ago

IND vs LEI: Rishabh Pant hits fluent 76 as India gear up for one-off Test vs England

India Today  

Rishabh Pant looked impressive in his first outing with the bat on India's tour of England as the star wicketkeeper smashed 76 off just 87 deliveries on Day 2 of the four-day warm-up between Leicestershire and Indians. On Day 1, India's top order couldn't fire and the big guns Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli were dismissed for 25 and 33 …

Ashwin tests positive for Covid-19, misses flight for England Test
2 years, 6 months ago

Ashwin tests positive for Covid-19, misses flight for England Test

The Hindu  

Ravichandran Ashwin has not travelled to the United Kingdom with the Indian Test squad for the rescheduled fifth Test against England after testing positive for COVID-19. "Ashwin hasn't travelled with the squad to UK as he has tested positive for Covid 19 before departure," a BCCI source told PTI. Head coach Rahul Dravid, Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer reached London …

IND vs ENG 5th Test: Ashwin tests COVID-19 positive, misses flight to England
2 years, 6 months ago

IND vs ENG 5th Test: Ashwin tests COVID-19 positive, misses flight to England

India TV News  

Ravichandran Ashwin has tested positive for Covid-19 and has not travelled with the India team to London for the one-off fifth and final Test against England. The Indian Test team had left for the UK on June 16 and Ashwin wasn't part of the travelling squad. Meanwhile, Hardik Pandya, Ishan Kishan and other T20 specialists have been given a three-day …

India keen on winning one-off Test in England, want to contribute more with the bat: Rishabh Pant
2 years, 6 months ago

India keen on winning one-off Test in England, want to contribute more with the bat: Rishabh Pant

India Today  

India's stand-in captain Rishab Pant set his sights on the much-anticipated one-off Test in England, starting July 1 after the T20I series against South Africa ended in a 2-2 draw. Pant said India are keen on winning the Test as he spoke in the post-match ceremony after the 5th T20I was called off due to rain in Bengaluru on Sunday, …

IPL 2022: Tim Seifert tests positive for Covid-19 ahead of PBKS match
2 years, 8 months ago

IPL 2022: Tim Seifert tests positive for Covid-19 ahead of PBKS match

India Today  

Delhi Capitals vs Punjab Kings' match in the Indian Premier League has been put in jeopardy after Tim Seifert tested positive on Wednesday, 20 April. Now it’s a ticking time bomb #IPL2022 — Vikrant Gupta April 20, 2022 According to reports coming out of Mumbai, it seems that the Board of Control for Cricket in India has told the franchise …

IPL 2022: Sixth Covid case detected in Delhi Capitals unit, another foreign player returns positive test - Reports
2 years, 8 months ago

IPL 2022: Sixth Covid case detected in Delhi Capitals unit, another foreign player returns positive test - Reports

Hindustan Times  

The IPL 2022 continues to grapple Covid-19 as after Mitchell Marsh, another overseas player from the Delhi Capitals camp has tested positive for Covid-19, multiple media organisations have reported. The Delhi Capitals unit has been hit with a sixth Covid positive case. Whereas, news agency PTI is reporting that the latest player to have tested for Covid-19 is New Zealand …

First Covid-19 substitution in international cricket: South Africa duo return positive during final Test vs Bangladesh
2 years, 8 months ago

First Covid-19 substitution in international cricket: South Africa duo return positive during final Test vs Bangladesh

Hindustan Times  

The second and final Test between South Africa and Bangladesh saw two players get substitute from the playing XI due to Covid-19. South Africa opener batter Sarel Erwee and Wiaan Mulder were replaced on Day 4 of the test after testing positive for the virus. South Africa captain Dean Elgar bumps fists with his Bangladeshi counterpart Mominul Haque Meanwhile, this …

South Africa's Mulder, Erwee test COVID-19 positive during Bangladesh Test
2 years, 8 months ago

South Africa's Mulder, Erwee test COVID-19 positive during Bangladesh Test

The Hindu  

South Africa has confirmed positive COVID-19 cases for opening batter Sarel Erwee and all-rounder Wiaan Mulder ahead of day four of the second and final Test against Bangladesh at St George’s Park on Monday. Erwee, who has already batted twice in the match, will be substituted by Khaya Zondo for his Test debut, while Mulder is replaced by seamer Glenton …

Ruturaj Gaikwad recovers from COVID-19
2 years, 10 months ago

Ruturaj Gaikwad recovers from COVID-19

The Hindu  

India batter Ruturaj Gaikwad, who had tested positive for COVID-19, has recovered and is out out of isolation. However, with skipper Rohit Sharma already making it clear that senior opener Shikhar Dhawan will open the innings in the third ODI against West Indies here on Friday, the Maharashtra player is unlikely to be considered for the inconsequential match. Ruturaj warmed …

SL batter Kusal Mendis tests COVID-19 positive in Australia ahead of T20I series
2 years, 10 months ago

SL batter Kusal Mendis tests COVID-19 positive in Australia ahead of T20I series

The Hindu  

Sri Lanka batter Kusal Mendis has tested positive for COVID-19 in Australia ahead of the T20 International series beginning on Friday, the country's cricket board said on Tuesday. "Kusal Mendis, who is with the touring Sri Lanka National Team in Australia, has tested positive for Covid-19," Sri Lanka Cricket said in a statement. The five-match T20 series between Sri Lanka …

COVID-19 outbreak in India’s squad at Ahmedabad
2 years, 10 months ago

COVID-19 outbreak in India’s squad at Ahmedabad

The Hindu  

At least six members of India’s squad — three players and three support staff members, including a coaching staff member — in Ahmedabad have been diagnosed COVID-19 positive ahead of Sunday’s first ODI versus the West Indies. The Hindu understands that opener Shikhar Dhawan, reserve opener Ruturaj Gaikwad and middle-order batter Shreyas Iyer’s tests returned positive. Also found positive during …

India vs West Indies: Dhawan, Shreyas, Ruturaj, Saini test positive for COVID-19, Mayank added to squad
2 years, 10 months ago

India vs West Indies: Dhawan, Shreyas, Ruturaj, Saini test positive for COVID-19, Mayank added to squad

Firstpost  

The other three along with Navdeep Saini who tested positive for the virus are non-playing members — fielding coach T Dilip, security liaison officer B Lokesh and masseur Rajeev Kumar. A COVID-19 outbreak hit the Indian cricket team on Wednesday as three main players — senior opener Shikhar Dhawan, reserve opener Ruturaj Gaikwad and middle-order batter Shreyas Iyer — tested …

COVID-19 scare in Indian team as Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer and few others test positive
2 years, 10 months ago

COVID-19 scare in Indian team as Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer and few others test positive

The Hindu  

Four players - including batters Shreyas Iyer, Shikhar Dhawan, Ruturaj Gaikwad and standby player Navdeep Saini - and three staff members of the senior India men's cricket team have tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of the ODI series against the West Indies. In a statement on Wednesday, Board secretary Jay Shah said, "The members were asked to report in Ahmedabad …

U19 Cricket World Cup 2022: India skipper Yash Dhull and four others recover from COVID-19 ahead of quarter-final; Nishant Sindhu tests positive
2 years, 10 months ago

U19 Cricket World Cup 2022: India skipper Yash Dhull and four others recover from COVID-19 ahead of quarter-final; Nishant Sindhu tests positive

Firstpost  

Nishant Sindhu, who captained the team in the absence of Dhull, tested positive following the final league game against Uganda and won’t be available for the knock-out match Osbourn: Five India players who were infected with COVID-19, including skipper Yash Dhull, have recovered and are available for the Under-19 World Cup quarterfinal against Bangladesh here on Saturday but the team …

Covid-19 outbreak in India U19 World Cup camp: 5 players remain in isolation after 2nd positive test
2 years, 11 months ago

Covid-19 outbreak in India U19 World Cup camp: 5 players remain in isolation after 2nd positive test

India Today  

India could still be missing five of the six players who tested positive for Covid-19 when they take on Uganda on Saturday in the U19 World Cup. India fielded a depleted squad in their previous match against Ireland with six players, including captain Yash Dhull testing positive. "The India U19 squad currently taking part in the ICC Under 19 Men’s …

India U-19 World Cup team hit by Covid positives
2 years, 11 months ago

India U-19 World Cup team hit by Covid positives

Hindustan Times  

India’s campaign in the U-19 World Cup in the Caribbean has been hit by Covid. Dhull, Rasheed and Aaradhya’s Rapid Antigen Test results have returned positive. While India’s squad comprises of 17 members, they also have five reserves – Rishit Reddy, Uday Saharan, Ansh Gosai, Amrit Raj Upadhyay and PM Singh Rathore – in the squad. Left-handed opener Harnoor Singh, …

IND vs SA: Dravid hints at 'conversations' with Pant over timing of his shots
2 years, 11 months ago

IND vs SA: Dravid hints at 'conversations' with Pant over timing of his shots

India TV News  

Highlights Pant tried to smash Rabada on the third ball of his innings but ended up getting out. India head coach Rahul Dravid hinted that he might have a word with wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant over the timing of his shots after he played a rash shot to end his innings in the second Test against South Africa. Speaking to media …

IND vs SA: Pant will improve as a player as he moves forward, says Pujara
2 years, 11 months ago

IND vs SA: Pant will improve as a player as he moves forward, says Pujara

India TV News  

Highlights Sunil Gavaskar, who was in the commentary box when Pant got out, was baffled by his reckless shot. India Test batsman Cheteshwar Pujara backed his team's wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant, saying that the left-handed batter will improve as he progresses in his career. Batting legend Sunil Gavaskar, who was in the commentary box when Pant got out, was baffled by …

Pant's poor batting form in Tests a concern for India
2 years, 11 months ago

Pant's poor batting form in Tests a concern for India

The Hindu  

Rishabh Pant's poor run with the bat continued in the second innings of the second Test in Johannesburg, where he was caught behind off South Africa pace spearhead Kagiso Rabada for a single. Pant's last 10 Test scores read 0, 17, 34, 8, 50, 9, 1, 2, 22, 37. India batting great Sunil Gavaskar was critical of Pant's dismissal on …

Coronavirus disrupts sports: Full list of matches postponed and players affected due to Omicron variant
2 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus disrupts sports: Full list of matches postponed and players affected due to Omicron variant

India TV News  

Secured bio-bubbles, stringent measures all stand soiled when Covid-19 creeps in with its raging effects. Ranji Trophy 2021-22 While BCCI's white-ball domestic events- Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and Vijay Hazare Trophy sailed smoothly, things didn't go the merry way for the red-ball domestic tournament. In the wake of the same, the governing body of cricket in India- BCCI took the …

Ashes 2021-22, AUS vs ENG, 3rd Test Day 2: England in big trouble in Boxing Day Test amid virus scare
2 years, 11 months ago

Ashes 2021-22, AUS vs ENG, 3rd Test Day 2: England in big trouble in Boxing Day Test amid virus scare

India TV News  

Australia sent England reeling on Day 2 of the ongoing third Test in Melbourne. Cricket Australia called for calm after a COVID-19 scare involving two members of England’s support staff resulted in a delay to the start of the second day of play at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. “Our protocols are designed for absolutely this set of events.” In a …

Fully understand why Indian cricketers panicked: Stuart Broad
3 years, 3 months ago

Fully understand why Indian cricketers panicked: Stuart Broad

India TV News  

England pace bowling stalwart Stuart Broad has said that he fully understood Indian cricketers panicking about the Covid-19 situation in their camp ahead of the fifth Test at Manchester, which was later cancelled. However, head coach Ravi Shastri, bowling coach Bharat Arun, fielding coach R Sridhar and physiotherapist Nitin Patel tested Covid-19 positive after their RT-PCR confirmed the infection during …

'No regrets': Ravi Shastri denies book launch led to positive COVID-19 test
3 years, 3 months ago

'No regrets': Ravi Shastri denies book launch led to positive COVID-19 test

Firstpost  

Former India all-rounder Shastri was criticised after it emerged he had launched his book at a well-attended party in London where no masks were worn, two days before the fourth Test at the Oval. London: India head coach Ravi Shastri insisted he had “absolutely no regrets” over his attendance at a London launch of his new book cited as a …

Indian Men’s Cricket Team’s Tryst With COVID-19 on Tour of England
3 years, 3 months ago

Indian Men’s Cricket Team’s Tryst With COVID-19 on Tour of England

The Quint  

At the Oval Test, India won handsomely to take an unassailable lead in the series, however, the head coach Ravi Shastri, bowling coach Bharat Arun and fielding coach R Sridhar weren’t pitch side on the last two days of the Test. The three coaches had to isolate after Shastri’s lateral flow test returned positive on Day 4. On the eve …

BCCI Unhappy With Ravi Shastri and Virat Kohli for Attending Function: Report
3 years, 3 months ago

BCCI Unhappy With Ravi Shastri and Virat Kohli for Attending Function: Report

The Quint  

Speaking to IANS, a BCCI official said that it all started with "one breach". The coach and the captain went out for a book launch and here we are seeing COVID-19 cases within the team. According Times of India, a top BCCI official had said after the Oval Test that “the board will probe the matter” and that "the coach …

‘It wasn’t just Covid outbreak': ECB CEO reveals why India vs England 5th Test in Manchester was cancelled
3 years, 3 months ago

‘It wasn’t just Covid outbreak': ECB CEO reveals why India vs England 5th Test in Manchester was cancelled

Hindustan Times  

England and Wales Cricket Board CEO Tom Harrison revealed the Covid-19 cases in the Indian camp was not the main reason behind the cancellation of the fifth and final India-England Test match at Old Trafford in Manchester and it was in fact the ‘perception’ among Indian players of what might happen if the Test match went ahead as per schedule. …

India vs England: Covid-19 scare leads to cancellation of 5th Test in Manchester
3 years, 3 months ago

India vs England: Covid-19 scare leads to cancellation of 5th Test in Manchester

Hindustan Times  

The fifth Test between India and England, which was scheduled to start on Friday, September 10, has been called off, the England and Wales Cricket Board announced on Friday. "Following ongoing conversations with the BCCI, the ECB can confirm that the fifth LV= Insurance Test between England and India Men due to start today at Emirates Old Trafford, will be …

India vs England: Fifth Test cancelled after India 'unable to field team', lead series 2-1
3 years, 3 months ago

India vs England: Fifth Test cancelled after India 'unable to field team', lead series 2-1

Firstpost  

India cricket team’s junior physio Yogesh Parmar was tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday and the team had to cancel its practice session. “Following ongoing conversations with the BCCI, the ECB can confirm that the fifth LV= Insurance Test between England and India Men due to start today at Emirates Old Trafford, will be cancelled,” the statement read. The news …

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