India tour of England: Mayank Agarwal added to Test squad as cowl for Covid-positive Rohit Sharma

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday, June 27 confirmed that Mayank Agarwal has been added to the Test squad for the rescheduled match in opposition to England in Birmingham. Mayank has been added as cowl for Rohit Sharma, who’s in isolation after testing constructive for Covid-19 on Saturday, June 25.

Mayank Agarwal, who was not picked within the unique squad, left for the UK on Monday morning and hyperlink up with the Test staff in Birmingham. India and England meet within the rescheduled fifth Test, a spillover from final yr’s sequence, from July 1 at Edgbaston.

“The All-India Senior Selection Committee has added Mayank Agarwal to India’s Test squad for the rescheduled fifth Test as cover for captain Rohit Sharma, who tested positive for COVID-19. Mayank has left for the UK and will link up with the squad in Birmingham,” the BCCI stated.

Mayank Agarwal posted a photograph of himself departing to England earlier on Monday. The Karnataka batter final performed for India in the course of the residence sequence in opposition to Sri Lanka in February however he was not thought of for choice after an atypical exhibiting in opposition to the islanders whilst India gained the sequence 2-0.

India’s Test squad: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Hanuma Vihari, Cheteshwar Pujara, Rishabh Pant (wk), KS Bharat (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Mohd Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Prasidh Krishna, Mayank Agarwal.

The BCCI has nonetheless named Rohit Sharma because the captain of the Test facet, hinting they’re hoping the skipper recovers in time for the much-anticipated Test.

Notably, Rohit led India within the 4-day observe match in opposition to Leicestershire final week. The Indian captain batted within the first innings and scored 25 runs however he didn’t take the sector in the course of the 2nd innings, elevating fairly just a few eyebrows. The BCCI confirmed on Sunday that Rohit would endure an RT-PCR take a look at which might decide his CT worth.