Shikhar Dhawan and Shreyas Iyer have come out of isolation to join Team India's training session after recovering from COVID-19. Around 7 members of the Indian cricket team had tested positive for COVID-19 in Ahmedabad, including three from the support staff.
Dhawan and Iyer missed the first ODI against West Indies, which India won by 6 wickets. They were not considered for selection for the second ODI at the Narendra Modi stadium having just recovered from COVID-19.
“@SDhawan25 & @ShreyasIyer15 have recovered from COVID-19 and trained with the #TeamIndia squad ahead of the 2nd ODI,” BCCI tweeted on Wednesday (February 9).
“It feels really good to be able to come out of my room after 7-8 days. It's a great feeling to train with the team again. We were mindful not to exert too much on day 1 of practice,” said Shikhar Dhawan.
“We were asked to go for three rounds. Initially, it was really difficult but after that the lungs opened up. I started with small drills and then asked our throw down specialists to chuck a few balls and then initially increased the pace while batting,” Iyer said.
India would look to seal the series by taking an unassailable lead in the second match. In the first ODI, the West Indies batting line-up was dismantled by the Indian spinners, Washington Sundar and Yuzvendra Chahal, as they picked up three and four wickets respectively.
