India vs West Indies: Shikhar Dhawan, who tested positive for Covid-19, said he is doing well and thanked his fans for the well wishes. The BCCI said on Wednesday that 7 members of the Indian team contracted the virus after their arrival in Ahmedabad ahead of the ODI series.
Shikhar Dhawan said he is doing well despite testing posiitve for Covid-19 (Photo Courtesy: Shikhar Dhawan Twitter)
HIGHLIGHTS
- Shikhar Dhawan among 4 India players to test posiive for Covid-19 in Ahmedabad
- Dhawan took to social media to say he is doing well
- India take on West Indies in a 3-match ODI series in Ahmedabad
India opener Shikhar Dhawan took to social media on Thursday, February 3 to thank his well-wishers for support after it emerged that he had tested positive for Covid-19 earlier this week.
On Wednesday, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said, in a statement, that Shikhar Dhawan was among the 7 members of the Indian team who tested positive for the virus after arriving in Ahmedabad for the 3-match ODI series against the West Indies, starting February 6.
Dhawan, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Shreyas Iyer were among the 3 players in the squad who contracted the virus along with standby player Navdeep Saini and 3 other members of the support staff. All of them are in isolation and will be monitored by the BCCI medical team.
“Opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan and fast bowler Navdeep Saini’s (standby player) RT-PCR tests conducted on Monday (January 31) have returned positive results,” the BCCI said. Notably, all the members of the Indian team were asked tho undergo RT-PCR tests at home and were allowed to travel to Ahmedabad only after they returned negative result.
“Thank you everyone for your wishes. I’m doing fine and humbled by all the love that’s come my way,” Dhawan said.
Thank you everyone for your wishes I’m doing fine and humbled by all the love that’s come my way pic.twitter.com/oKvyXAwGk9
— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) February 3, 2022
The BCCI on Wednesday added Mayank Agarwal to the ODI squad which will be led by Rohit Sharma who returned from a hamstring injury. With both Dhawan and Gaikwad unlikely to be available at least for the first couple of matches, Mayank is all set to open with Rohit.
Vice-captain KL Rahul will not be part of the squad for the first ODI but will be available for the remainder of the series against the West Indies, who arrived in Ahmedabad on Wednesday.
The Gujarat Cricket Association earlier this week confirmed that fans won’t be allowed to watch the matches from the stands at the Narendra Modi Stadium due to the Omicron threat in the country.
However, the Cricket Association of Bengal said that Eden Gardens will have a maximum of 70 percent attendance for the T20I series.
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