The Indian team has suffered a major setback ahead of the five-match Test series to be played against England. The team's star wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant tested positive for COVID-19 and is currently in quarantine. On Thursday, this information has been given by the Board of Control for Cricket in India. Meanwhile, he has been left out of the warm-up match in Durham to be played from 20 July.
Wriddhiman, the second main wicketkeeper of the Indian team, is also in quarantine. Now after both the wicketkeepers of the team are not in the practice match, KL Rahul, who has been touring with Team India as a third opener, is likely to keep wickets in the game.
Meanwhile, Warwickshire captain Will Rhodes will captain a 14-man County XI against India in a three-day warm-up game from July 20-22. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) gave this information on Thursday. Former England bowler and current Young Lions head coach Richard Dawson will coach the hosts. Meanwhile, the match will take place without spectators.
The Select County team also features Nottinghamshire opener Haseeb Hamid, who made his Test debut against India in 2016. At the same time, ECB will create a small bio-bubble for this match and all selected players will undergo testing for COVID-19.
Will Rhodes (Warwickshire – captain), Rehan Ahmed (Leicestershire), Tom Aspinwell (Lancashire), Ethan Bamber (Middlesex), James Bracey (Gloucestershire), Jack Carson (Sussex), Zak Chappell (Nottinghamshire), Haseeb Hameed (Nottinghamshire), Lyndon James (Nottinghamshire), Jake Libby (Worcestershire), Craig Miles (Warwickshire), Liam Patterson-White (Nottinghamshire), James Rew (Somerset), Rob Yates (Warwickshire).
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