India vs England: Relief for Team India! Rishabh Pant reunites with squad after testing Covid-19 negative
Pant was due to undergo COVID-19 and cardiac tests on Monday having completed his isolation period of 10 days as per the UK guidelines.
Pant tested positive for the virus during the team’s 20-day break post the World Test Championship final against New Zealand in Southampton.
“Hello @RishabhPant17, great to have you back #TeamIndia (/topic/india),” BCCI tweeted with a photo of Rishabh Pant.
Pant, who had not stayed in the team hotel during the 20-day break period, tested positive on July 8. He was asymptomatic and was in isolation.
He was being closely monitored by the BCCI Medical Team and was on his way to recovery.
“He will be able to join the squad in Durham after returning two negative RT-PCR tests,” BCCI had said in a statement.
