India vs Australia: Staff India, help employees detrimental in newest COVID-19 checks, says BCCI | Cricket Information

MELBOURNE: The Indian cricket staff and its help employees have returned detrimental within the newest COVID-19 checks carried out right here forward of the third Take a look at in opposition to Australia in Sydney, the BCCI mentioned on Monday.
The match is because of begin on January 7.
“Enjoying members of the Indian Cricket Staff and help employees underwent an RT-PCR Take a look at for COVID-19 on January 3, 2021. All checks have returned detrimental outcomes,” the BCCI mentioned in a brief assertion.

The assertion comes a few days after 5 Indian gamers — vice-captain Rohit Sharma, opener Shubman Gill, stumper Rishabh Pant, pacer Navdeep Saini and batsman Prithvi Shaw — have been positioned in isolation when a video of them at an indoor restaurant was posted by a fan on Twitter.

Cricket Australia had introduced {that a} joint investigation with the BCCI was on to find out whether or not it amounted to a breach of bio-security protocol for the collection.
The 5 have been, nonetheless, allowed to coach and journey with the staff for the match in Sydney.
The collection is at the moment locked 1-1 after India fought again for an eight-wicket triumph within the Melbourne Take a look at following a humiliating loss within the opener in Adelaide.