Highlight
KS Bharat will be Wriddhiman Saha’s cover
From COVID-19, Wriddhiman Saha recovered
India faces New Zealand in the WTC final, then England in a series of tests
Wriddhiman Saha has recovered from COVID 19, but KS Bharat was clogged in to fly with the Indian team.
Wicketkeeper-batsman KS Bharat will fly to the UK for New Zealand and England with the India Men’s squad for the next World Test Championship (WTC) finals. Wriddhiman Saha, who has just recovered from Covid-19, is the wicketkeeper. While Saha has recovered in time before leaving for the UK on June 2, the selection committee took no opportunity to add Bharat to the community with a view to the COVID 19 protocols and guidelines.
With regard to ANI, sources aware of developments said that this was a precautionary measure toward the recovery of Saha from COVID-19.
“It was added as a cover for Saha, as he was still recovering from the virus and wicket maintenance is a specialist task. If Saha hadn’t fit in time, we’d need a second guard in the team for the three-month-long tour, “The source said. The source said.
Before they left for the UK to play the World Test Championship (WTC) finals against New Zealand and the five-game test series against England, the BCCI had a foolproof strategy for the national team.
The roadmap arranged for all players to undergo 3 RT-PCR tests before they were assembled in charter planes in Mumbai on Wednesday. The second COVID-19 vaccine will also be delivered by the Indian players in the UK’s health department.
India’s Squad: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (captain), Ajinkya Rahane (vice-captain), Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant (wrapper), R. Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ishant Sharma, Mohd. Shami. Thakur: KL Rahul, Wriddhiman Saha Squad (wicket-keeper; subject to fitness clearance).
