MUMBAI: Indian opener Mayank Agrawal has been called up for the upcoming Edgbaston Test against England after Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma’s corona transition took effect. Is. Agarwal will join the Indian team late on Monday night. Under the new rules, Mayank Agarwal will not need to be quarantined once he arrives in England, he will be available to play immediately. Let me tell you that 31-year-old Mayank Agarwal was not selected for the only Test match to decide the outcome of the series against England. But K.L. After Rahul’s injury, now Rohit Sharma has been replaced by Corona Mayank Agarwal.
Agarwal last played a Test at home during the series against Sri Lanka in March, but he managed just 59 runs in two matches at an average of 19.66. Agarwal has not been in good form for some time. He has scored only 196 runs in his first season as IPL captain for the Punjab Kings at an average of 16.33 and a strike rate of 122.5.
It is to be noted that the Indian team that went on a tour of England has been infected with the Corona virus. Team captain Rohit Sharma Kovid-19 is positive. Rohit Sharma tested positive in the Rapid Antigen Test on Saturday (June 25). The BCCI wrote, “In the Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) conducted on Saturday, Captain Rohit Sharma has tested positive for Covid-19. He is currently in isolation at the Team Hotel. The BCCI’s medical team is taking care of him. Rohit Sharma was involved in the Indian team’s practice match against Leicestershire, but did not come to bat in India’s second innings on the third day of play. Rohit came to open the first innings on the opening day of the match, where he scored 25 runs before being dismissed by Roman Walker. Earlier, Virat Kohli was also infected with corona. However, he recovered before the practice match.