Fifth India vs England take a look at match to be held as per schedule: How Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma refused to forfeit amidst COVID concern

The fifth and closing India vs England Test match can be performed as per the scheduled at Old Trafford floor in Manchester as all Indian gamers have examined unfavorable for Covid 19. The match is ready to start out at 3.30 PM on Indian time on Friday.
The destiny of the Manchester match had develop into unsure after junior physiotherapist of Indian staff Yogesh Parmar examined constructive for Covid-19 on Wednesday. This was a tense second for cricket followers and BCCI as there was doubt on the fifth and final take a look at match.
Earlier, the England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) had requested the BCCI that in case it desires to cancel the fifth and closing Test match it should forfeit the match.  
But that was not acceptable to India captain Virat Kohli and his deputy Rohit Sharma who clearly declined to simply accept this supply. Both of them are learnt to have clearly conveyed that in no case Indian staff will forfeit the match even when that meant enjoying it underneath Covid cloud.
In the present take a look at sequence, up to now, 4 take a look at matches have been performed between India and England out of which India received two matches and one was a draw match. Accepting ECB’s proposal would have meant that the sequence would find yourself as a 2-2 draw which was not accepted by the Indian staff.
To resolve this critical conflict of opinion between the 2 cricket boards, the BCCI delegation additionally met with the ECB. The Covid 19 had spoiled the game in addition to the temper of the Indian staff. The junior physio Parmar was examined constructive for COVID-19. The major physio of the staff Nitin Patel was already in isolation after Shastri contracted a virus in the course of the Oval take a look at match. The BCCI is learnt to have requested the ECB to spare a physio for the Indian staff.
Other than Shastri and Patel the fielding coach R Sridhar and bowling coach Bharath Arun have been additionally in isolation in London. Only the batting coach Vikram Rathour was obtainable for the staff when the Indian staff had received the fourth take a look at match on the Oval.
This scenario had left BCCI president Sourav Ganguly fearful and he turned uncertain whether or not the fifth and closing Test in opposition to England, scheduled from Friday will be taken up or not. “We don’t know if a match will happen at the moment. Hopefully, we can get some game,” Ganguly had stated on the sidelines of the launch of ‘Mission Domination’ in Kolkata.