IND VS WI T20 Series: KL Rahul TESTS Covid-19 POSITIVE, DOUBTFUL for T20 Series: Follow LIVE

IND vs WI T20 Series: India vs WestIndies LIVE: In a major blow to KL Rahul, he has tested positive for…

IND vs WI T20 Series: India vs WestIndies LIVE: In what is seen as a huge blow for KL Rahul, he tested positive for Covid-19 days before flying to Trinidad for the T20 series. He was supposed to appear for a fitness test on Sunday at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru. But now, he will have to spend at least 7 days in isolation as per Karnataka Covid guidelines and return two negative tests. This could cause him to lose the entire T20 series. Follow IND vs. WI LIVE updates at InsideSport.IN.

BCCI chief Surav Ganguly, who was addressing the media after the Apex Board meeting in Mumbai on Thursday, reported the positive test for KL Rahul.

IND Series vs WI T20 Series: KL Rahul tests positive for Covid-19 before fitness test, DOUBTFUL Series T20: Follow live updates

India’s opener has resumed full practice in Bengaluru and is close to 100% match fitness. But now, he’s in the back seat where he has to stay in seclusion. After Covid has recovered, he has to pass a mandatory fitness test before leaving for Trinidad.

“He’s close to match fitness. But we don’t want to rush him back considering he’s had surgery. There will be a fitness test at the NCA on July 24 and if he makes it clear, he’ll get on the plane to Trinidad. Kuldeep is fine. He’s out of the NCA. He passed a test fitness “ An official at the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry told InsideSport ahead of the Covid test.

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IND & WI T20 Series: Why is KL Rahul questioning the entire T20 Series?

• Kuala Lumpur Rahul was supposed to appear for a fitness test on Sunday.
• He is recovering from his sports hernia surgery in June and is still 100% fit.
• But the fitness test will now be delayed as he will have to stay in isolation for 7 days.
• He must have had two negative Covid-19 RT-PCR tests before being discharged from quarantine.
• This puts him on a difficult schedule as the T20 series begins on July 29th.
• Rahul can come out of quarantine on July 27 if he returns two negative tests.
• But he will also have to undergo the mandatory cardiovascular test that has been mandated for every player recovering from Covid disease by the BCCI.
• If he makes it clear, he will have to pass the mandatory yo-yo test before boarding a plane to the Caribbean.
• If all goes well, he will still miss the first two matches.

India squad for 5 T20Is:

Rohit Sharma (Captain), Ishan Kishan KL Rahul (Subjects physical fitness test), Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Shreyas Iyer, Dinesh Karthik, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, breaks Patil, R Ashwin, Ravi Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav (taking physical fitness test), Bhoveneshwar Kumar, Avish Khan, Harshal Patel, Archdeep Singh.

IND Series vs WI T20 Series: KL Rahul tests positive for Covid-19 before fitness test, DOUBTFUL Series T20: Follow live updates