Rohit Sharma tests negative for Covid-19

Rohit Sharma tests negative for Covid-19

India captain Rohit Sharma has tested negative for Covid-19 in the latest round of testing. Rohit, who missed the ongoing rearranged Edgbaston Test due to the infection, is now available for the white-ball series against England that kicks off with the first T20I in Southampton on Thursday (July 7).

"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," PTIsaid quoting a senior BCCI official.

Rohit had tested positive thrice leading to him being ruled out of the Test, which started on July 1. In his absence,Jasprit Bumrah is leading the side.

While Rohit will now be available for all the six white-ball matches that follow, the likes of Virat Kohli, Bumrah, Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja - who are a part of the Test XI - will link up only ahead of the second T20I as BCCI named two different squads for the three-match series to afford some rest to the red-ball regulars.

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