COVID-19 has breached the Indian camp on the England tour. After Ravi Shastri, the RT-PCR results of bowling coach Bharat Arun and fielding coach R Sridhar have also returned positive results for the virus. There is no information yet on the reports of the fourth member physiotherapist Nitin Patel who also underwent RT-PCR test after being deemed as a close contact of Shastri.

All the four members are currently missing from India’s dressing room since Day 4 of the ongoing Oval Test as head coach’s Ravi Shastri’s lateral flow test returned positive. The other three support staff members were also isolated in their respective hotel rooms as they all underwent RT-PCR tests. Shastri, meanwhile, is also experiencing COVID symptoms like sore throat.

The century-drought of India’s skipper Virat Kohli continued as he was dismissed at 44 by Moeen Ali during the fourth Test at the Oval. The captain seemed to be a bit disappointed by himself after he edged Ali straight to Overton at slips. The former England cricketer and well-known commentator David Lloyd has opened up on Kohli’s performance in the ongoing Test series.

Ahead of the start of the series, the entire cricketing fraternity and fans had pinned their hopes on Kohli to deliver big innings in England. He seemed to be getting back in rhythm with back-to-back fifties in two innings. But Kohli has been unable to convert his start into big scores. Lloyd feels that the hosts have had wonderful plans against him which have enabled them to restrict his run-scoring. He also put forward the thought that the Indian skipper is yet to express himself in the series.

Ahead of the all-important T20 World Cup 2021, Pakistan cricket have received big news of their head coach Misbah-ul-Haq and bowling coach Waqar Younis stepping down from their respective roles. It has been reported that they confirmed their decisions to the Pakistan Cricket Board by the late hours of Monday morning. It has to be not.