NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India head coach Rahul Dravid has tested positive for COVID-19 and will join the Asia Cup squad later in the United Arab Emirates, the country’s cricket board (BCCI) said on Tuesday.
Dravid returned a positive result in a routine test carried out before the team’s departure for the UAE, BCCI Secretary Jay Shah said in a statement.
“Mr Dravid is under the supervision of the BCCI medical team and has mild symptoms.
“He will join the team once he returns with a negative COVID-19 report.”
India will begin their title defence with a mouth-watering Aug.
28 clash with arch-rivals Pakistan in the six-team Twenty20 tournament.
(Reporting by Amlan Chakraborty in New Delhi; editing by Christian Schmollinger)
