IND v ENG: Rohit Sharma recovers from Covid; had nets session at Edgbaston

Rohit Sharma missed the Test, but now that he has officially tested negative for Covid-19, it appears that he will be ready to join in the white-ball part of India’s current tour of England.

After testing negative for Covid-19, India’s skipper Rohit Sharma is free from isolation and is now available for the white-ball series against England, which starts with the first T20I in Southampton on July 7.

After testing positive during the four-day warm-up match against Leicestershire, Rohit was excluded from the ongoing rescheduled fifth Test against England.

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“Yes, Rohit has tested negative and as per medical protocols is now out of quarantine. However, he is not playing today’s T20 warm-up game against Northamptonshire as he will need some recovery time and training ahead of the first T20I,” PTI was told by a senior BCCI official.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) tweeted a video of the Indian skipper beginning net practise while witnessing the Edgbaston Test match on Monday, July 4. A video of seasoned spinner Ravichandran Ashwin bowling to Rohit in a genuinely spectacular match on the practise field swiftly went popular on the internet.