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Amol Karhadkar

India vs West Indies | Hosts begin training in Ahmedabad for ODI series

Ahmedabad India West Indies Ruturaj Gaikwad Shikhar Dhawan Shreyas Iyer
Indian white ball captain Rohit Sharma with head coach Rahul Dravid. File (Source: PTI)

India’s squad, barring the trio that has been diagnosed with COVID-19, began its preparation for the three-ODI series versus West Indies in Ahmedabad on Thursday.

With Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer and Ruturaj Gaikwad having been sidelined along with back-up bowler Navdeep Saini and three support staff members for the first two ODIs, all the other members underwent an additional RT-PCR test ahead of the first scheduled practice session ahead of Sunday’s series-opener.

While the squad led by Rohit Sharma trained at the Narendra Modi Stadium, opener Mayank Agarwal began his mandatory three-day quarantine after joining the squad on Thursday.

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