Washington Sundar tests positive for Covid-19

Washington Sundar has tried positive for COVID-19 and is presently a dubious starter for the three-match ODI series against South Africa, beginning January 19. The 22-year-old spinner was to make a trip to Cape Town from Mumbai alongside different individuals from the ODI crew yet there is no lucidity in the event that he has even arrived at Mumbai.

An office-conveyor affirmed to Cricbuzz on Tuesday (January 11) that the 22-year-old tried positive a couple of days back and won't go to South Africa. "He tried positive a few days back and it has been concluded that he won't go with the crew."

Sundar has been down and out of global cricket for very nearly 10 months - he last played for India in March 2021 - due to wounds. He as of late recuperated and was essential for the Tamil Nadu crew for the Vijay Hazare Trophy in which he did genuinely well prompting his review into the ODI crew. Be that as it may, his global return might be briefly scuppered as a result of the Covid disease.

In the mean time, as indicated by BCCI sources, conversations are in progress assuming a substitution can be coordinated. The determination board of trustees has not yet met officially yet executive Chetan Sharma has been in contact with BCCI president Sourav Ganguly and secretary Jay Shah over this and a choice is normal before dinnertime. The deferral in the choice on the matter is on the grounds that the BCCI top of the food chain was busy with the Governing Council meeting of the IPL.

The ODI crew, to be driven by KL Rahul, has two different spinners in R Ashwin and Yuzvendra Chahal.

After the main ODI in Paarl on January 19, India will play the subsequent match, likewise in Paarl, on January 21 and adjust the six-coordinate visit with the third ODI at Newlands Stadium in Cape Town on January 23.