India vs England: After Ravi Shastri, Indian coaches Bharat Arun and R. Sridhar also test Covid positive

Just half an hour before the start of play on Day 4, the BCCI said its medical team had isolated Shastri, Bharat Arun, Sridhar, and physio Nitin Patel as a precautionary measure after Shastri's lateral flow test returned positive on Saturday evening.

India head coach Ravi Shastri, bowling coach Bharat Arun and fielding coach R Sridhar have all returned positive results to their RT-PCR tests for COVID-19. They will all undergo isolation and can come out only after returning two negative results. They will miss the Manchester Test which is set to be played from September 10 to 14. Speaking to ANI, sources in the know of developments confirmed that the trio has returned positive results to their RT-PCR tests. "Unfortunately, their RT-PCR test results are positive and they will all need to undergo isolation and can come out only after returning two negative results," the source said. Just half an hour before the start of play on Day 4, the BCCI said its medical team had isolated Shastri, Bharat Arun, Sridhar, and physio Nitin Patel as a precautionary measure after Shastri's lateral flow test returned positive on Saturday evening.