England vs India, 2021: BCCI President Sourav Ganguly Unsure Of 5th Test Going Ahead In Manchester

BCCI President Sourav Ganguly has expressed a lack of clarity at the moment regarding the proceedings in Manchester, the venue of the fifth Test between India and England starting Friday, in concern with another member of the support staff – assistant physiotherapist Yogesh Parmar – returning a positive test for Covid-19 on Wednesday

The team had trained on Wednesday morning. It has been reported that Parmar experienced covid symptoms on Wednesday after returning from training. The concerning factor is that Parmar had been in direct contact with several players.

India’s training session on Thursday was cancelled and the players have been asked to stay in their hotel rooms.

The BCCI boss is uncertain about whether the fifth Test will go ahead as planned or not.

“We don’t know if match will happen at this moment,” Sourav Ganguly told PTI on Thursday.

At the time of writing, no official statement has been made by either the ECB or the BCCI.

Fifth Test between India and England likely to be called off:

The stakeholders are now worried about the health of the players. Sources close to the proceedings have stated that the fifth Test might be suspended as players could have been infected with the virus and may test positive later on.

A source who is privy to the developments in Manchester told TOI earlier today: “The way we see it, there’s no choice but to call off the series. But all stakeholders must be on board with this decision. It’s got to be a collective decision. So, until everybody is on the same page, we can’t really say much.

“So, immediate testing may not mean anything. The only way is to put players in quarantine and test them daily over the next one week.”

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