India batter Mayank Agarwal is good to go to join Team India’s squad as an alternative for skipper Rohit Sharma for the impending fifth Test against England.

Rohit Sharma had tested positive for COVID-19 following a Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) directed on Saturday.

As per ESPNcricinfo, Agarwal will fly out to England on Monday and link up with the remainder of the Indian squad tonight. According to the most recent government rules, Agarwal won’t be expected to go through any quarantine, and will in this manner be accessible to play right away if required.

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Prior, Agarwal was avoided with regards to Team India’s crew for the Edgbaston Test named in May however KL Rahul’s physical injury and questions over Rohit Sharma’s recovery have allowed an opportunity to him.

Agarwal played his last Test match in March against Sri Lanka, where he scored just 59 runs in two matches, an average of 19.66. Afterward, he captained Punjab Kings in IPL 2022 and had a neglectful season.

The player could oversee just 196 runs in 14 matches, a normal of 16.33 and a strike pace of 122.5, as the team finished 6th on the table.

Coming to the fifth Test, India and England will be squaring off for the one-off Test at Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham on July 1.

The rescheduled match is a part of last year’s five-match Test series that had to be postponed after the fourth Test because of a COVID-19 episode in the Indian camp.

Mayank took to social media to share a photograph of his flight to Birmingham. The India opener, who was not picked in the underlying crew after a disheartening show at home against Sri Lanka recently, is supposed to arrive at England later at night.

Outstandingly, Rohit drove India in the 4-day practice match against Leicestershire last week. The Indian captain batted in the first innings and scored 25 runs yet he didn’t take the field during the second innings, raising many eyebrows. The BCCI affirmed on Sunday that Rohit would go through a RT-PCR test which would decide his CT value.

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