Bharat Arun, along with senior wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha and standby opener Abhimanyu Easwaran, had to remain in isolation for 10 days as per the UK Health protocols as they had been in contact with Dayanand Garani. In the past few weeks, a few Indian team players and coaches including Bharat Arun had to isolate as
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Saqlain Mushtaq, former Pakistan spinner explained the difference between India and Pakistan cricket teams after their recent series against Sri Lanka and England respectively. Explaining the difference between India and Pakistan, former off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq said India is benefitting from frequent A tours to England and Australia whereas Pakistan is suffering as there is still
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Nasser Hussain reckons keeper Rishabh Pant batting at no.6 for India in the upcoming five-match Test series against England will be one place too high for the 23-year-old in English conditions. Rishabh Pant is seen as a sure-shot starter as India’s wicketkeeper-batsman, given his recent exploits with the bat in the Australian tour and against England at home
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Tabraiz Shamsi, South Africa spinner on Saturday said that cricketers sometimes feel like ‘caged circus animals’ when going through tours in bio-secure bubbles. A left-arm wrist-spin bowler with ample variations and a good googly, Tabraiz Shamsi emerged as South Africa was starting to warm to the wave of spinners being produced at domestic levels, although
MoreRishabh Pant had gone to a dentist on July 5th and 6th before getting fully vaccinated on July 7th. On July 08, the wicket-keeper batsman had tested positive for Covid-19. The 3-week break in England for Indian cricketers came at the cost of Rishabh Pant and throw-down specialist Dayanand Garani contracting the novel coronavirus. While
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Sourav Ganguly, the former Indian cricketer, has defended Rishabh Pant, who has tested positive for COVID-19. Virat Kohli’s men are currently on a break and the left-handed Rishabh Pant was seen enjoying and going to watch Euro 2020 matches. The southpaw won’t be travelling with the team to Durham for preparation ahead of the five-match
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Tom Harrison, the chief executive officer of the England and Wales Cricket Board, has confirmed that although there have been Covid-19 positive cases in both the England camp as well as the Indian, the board will no longer have the same bio-bubble protocols it had one year or even six months ago. The ECB has
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Rishabh Pant’s COVID-19 positive case has left Michael Vaughan fearing for the India-England Test series and The Hundred. The keeper is in isolation and will not join the Indian team’s camp in Durham. Rishabh Pant has become the first Indian player to test positive on an international tour. As per reports, the wicketkeeper-batsman had tested
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Jay Shah recently sent an e-mail to the Indian contingent in the United Kingdom warning it about the rising cases of COVID-19. In fact, Jay Shah’s letter had specifically stated that players should avoid going to Wimbledon and Euro Championships, which recently concluded there. The Indian team is due to take on hosts England in
MoreRishabh Pant, a player of the Indian cricket team in England has tested positive for Covid -19 virus and is staying in home isolation at the moment. Rishabh Pant is home quarantined and is staying at his relatives’ place at present and is likely to join the tour party in Durham later. The Indian squad
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