India vs West Indies: Mayank Agarwal added to India’s ODI squad after 3 gamers check Covid constructive

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Wednesday, February 2 added Mayank Agarwal to India’s ODI squad for the West Indies collection after confirming {that a} complete of seven members, together with 3 gamers and a stand-by participant, within the Indian camp in Ahmedabad examined constructive for Covid-19. India tackle West Indies in a 3-match collection from February 6 in Ahmedabad following which they are going to play 3 T20Is from February 16 in Kolkata.

Opening batters Shikhar Dhawan and Ruturaj Gaikwad and middle-order batter Shreyas Iyer are the three gamers who’ve examined constructive for Covid-19, the BCCI mentioned in a press release. Standby participant Navdeep Saini additionally examined constructive for Covid-19.The BCCI Medical group is dealing with the constructive instances and they’re going to stay in isolation until full restoration is attained.”The members were asked to report in Ahmedabad on 31st January 2022 for the upcoming three-match ODI and T20I series against the West Indies. Every member was also asked to undergo an RT-PCR test at home before embarking on their journey to Ahmedabad and the travel was undertaken only after testing negative,” it mentioned.DETAILS OF COVID CASES IN INDIA CAMP Opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan and quick bowler Navdeep Saini’s (standby participant) RT-PCR assessments carried out on Monday (January 31) have returned constructive outcomes.Fielding Coach T. Dilip and Security Liaison Officer B. Lokesh’s RT-PCR assessments carried out on Monday (January 31) have returned constructive outcomes.Batsman Ruturaj Gaikwad’s RT-PCR check carried out on Tuesday (February 1) has returned a constructive end result. He had examined destructive in the course of the first spherical of testing on Monday.Batsman Shreyas Iyer and Sports Massage Therapist Rajeev Kumar’s RT-PCR assessments carried out on Wednesday (February 2) have returned constructive outcomes. Both had examined destructive within the first two rounds of testing.India shall be led by Rohit Sharma in each the ODI and the T20I collection in opposition to the West Indies. The guests, led by Kieron Pollard arrived in Ahmedabad on Wednesday following their win over England in a T20I collection at house.Initially, the BCCI had chosen Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Cuttack, Visakhapatnam and Thiruvananthapuram because the Venus for the ODI and T20I collection. However, the board lowered the venues and allotted the ODIs to Ahmedabad and the T20Is to Kolkata to scale back the chance of Covid-19 an infection among the many camp.The Gujarat Cricket Association earlier this week confirmed that followers will not be allowed to observe the matches from the stands on the Narendra Modi Stadium as a result of Omicron risk within the nation.However, the Cricket Association of Bengal mentioned that Eden Gardens can have a most of 70 p.c attendance for the T20I collection.