India’s batting coach Vikram Rathour on Sunday stated that the staff was naturally a bit distracted going into the fourth day of the fourth Test after head coach Ravi Shastri examined optimistic for COVID-19. The BCCI medical staff had remoted Shastri, bowling coach Bharat Arun, fielding coach R Sridhar and physiotherapist Nitin Patel as a precaution after the pinnacle coach’s lateral stream check got here optimistic on Saturday night.
“Of course, we’re lacking them in a giant approach. Ravi bhai (Ravi Shastri), B Arun and R Sridar, they’ve been an especially necessary a part of this arrange they usually have finished very effectively within the final five-six years and It has performed a significant function within the staff doing effectively, Rathore stated after the top of the day’s play.
India have been in a commanding place after scoring 466 within the second essay, due to a memorable century by Rohit Sharma and equally necessary innings by Cheteshwar Pujara, Shardul Thakur and Rishabh Pant.
“But it’s the same. It’s true that they’re not here. So, it was this morning, I think, a little distracting, we had a word, we talked,[and]decided that we should pay attention to that.” What must be centered is what’s at hand, which is cricket,” Rathore stated.
“So, we’re right here for this sequence, it’s an especially necessary sequence that we’re enjoying and at present once we got here within the morning, it was an especially necessary day for us, to concentrate on cricket. So, I feel the boys did very effectively to not be distracted. “There was a possibility that we might deviate from what happened last night, but a lot of credit goes to the boys, the way they handled themselves and the way we played as a team,” Rathore stated. The batting coach additionally revealed that Shastri felt some discomfort on Saturday after which the check was performed.
“I don’t know the exact time, but it was around eight o’clock last night. Yesterday he was having slight discomfort, so the medical team decided to go for lateral-pro test and it came back positive and that’s when we heard that he is positive and I think, close contacts were identified and isolated. Done, so we will wait for the medical team to see when they can join back,” he stated.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
