As a result of Covid, Indian captain Rohit Sharma will not play in the rescheduled fifth Test against England. Jasprit Bumrah will assume captaincy in his place. The withdrawal of Rohit would only further weaken the Indian team, which already lacks KL Rahul due to a groin injury.
Although he did not bat in the second innings after Roman Walker dismissed him for 25 in the first, Rohit was a member of the Indian squad that played Leicestershire in a four-day warm-up game. Mayank Agarwal has already been called up by India for the Edgbaston match, which begins on July 1. Agarwal last played for India against Sri Lanka in a red-ball match in March of this year at home; nevertheless, he played for Karnataka in the Ranji Trophy quarterfinals.
Since he tested positive for Covid-19 on Saturday, Rohit, who was India's greatest batsman with 368 runs at 52.27 in the four Tests of the series last year, has been kept in isolation (June 25). After a Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) on Saturday, Team India captain Mr. Rohit Sharma tested positive for COVID-19. He is being looked after by the BCCI Medical Team while being kept in isolation at the team hotel. To determine his CT value, an RT-PCR test will be performed on Sunday, according to a BCCI release.
The July 1-5 Test is the fifth and final match of the five-game series that was abruptly cut short last year after a spate of Covid-19 cases in the Indian team. India lead the series 2-1.