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Senior off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has not travelled to the UK alongside along with his teammates for the one-off ‘fifth Check’ after testing optimistic for COVID-19, a BCCI supply informed PTI on Monday. Ashwin is at present in quarantine and can solely be part of the squad after assembly all protocol necessities. The Indian workforce had left for UK on June 16. “Ashwin hasn’t travelled with the squad to UK as he has examined optimistic for Covid 19 earlier than departure. However we’re hopeful that he’ll recuperate effectively in time earlier than the Check match begins on July 1,” a BCCI supply informed PTI on situations of anonymity.
“Nevertheless he would possibly miss the apply recreation towards Leicestershire,” the supply added.
The remainder of the squad is already in Leicester and began coaching underneath supervision of bowling coach Paras Mhambrey and batting coach Vikram Rathour.
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Rahul Dravid, Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer have reached London after ending the T20 project towards South Africa and can journey to Leicester on Tuesday.
The Eire-bound squad underneath VVS Laxman will go away for Dublin on both June 23 or 24 because the workforce members have been given a three-day relaxation.
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