ENG vs IND Test: Ravi Ashwin has tested positive for COVID19; didn't travel to England

Senior off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has not traveled to the United Kingdom along with his teammates for the one-off ENG vs IND 'fifth Test' after testing positive for COVID-19, a BCCI source told PTI on Monday. Ashwin is currently in quarantine and will only join the squad after meeting all protocol requirements. The Indian team had left for the UK on June 16.

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"Ashwin hasn't traveled with the squad to the UK as he has tested positive for Covid 19 before departure. But we are hopeful that he will recover well in time before the Test match starts on July 1."

a BCCI source told PTI on conditions of anonymity

"However he might miss the practice game against Leicestershire," the source added.

The rest of the squad is already in Leicester and started training under the supervision of bowling coach Paras Mhambrey and batting coach Vikram Rathour.

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Rahul Dravid, Rishabh Pant, and Shreyas Iyer reached London after finishing the T20 assignment against South Africa. However, they will travel to Leicester on Tuesday.

The Ireland-bound squad under VVS Laxman will leave for Dublin on either June 23 or 24 as the team members have been given a three-day rest. The 2-match T20I series is scheduled to start on June 26.