Asia Cup: Dravid joins team after recovering from COVID-19
India head coach Rahul Dravid had tested positive for COVID-19 before the team departed for the Asia Cup in the UAE. He didn’t take long to recover, however, and after testing negative for COVID-19, travelled to the UAE to join the team ahead of its first match — against Pakistan.
Back home, Gujarat’s Priyank Panchal has been named captain of India A for the three four-day matches against New Zealand A in September. Sarfaraz Khan, after piling on the runs last season, got a call-up. So too did Tilak Varma and Umran Malik, the young stars of IPL 2022.
Batter Shubman Gill, after his runmaking in Zimbabwe, will play for Glamorgan in the County Championship.