India wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant has tested positive for Covid-19 as the squad prepares for a Test series in England, a cricket official told AFP on Thursday. "Pant has tested positive and will not travel to Durham with the rest of the team," a cricket official told AFP on condition of anonymity. Jay Shah, secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), recently warned players in England to "avoid" crowded places including the Wimbledon tennis and Euro football. The India squad remained in England after losing to New Zealand in the World Test Championship final last month. The players were given a 20-day break before regrouping for the Test series which marks the start of the second World Test Championship.

Source: News 24 July 15, 2021 07:52 UTC