Rahul Dravid tests positive for COVID-19; do not travel with Indian team to Dubai | Asia Cup 2022

Xtra Time Web Desk: Team India Head Coach Rahul Dravid did not travel with the team to Dubai for the upcoming Asia Cup 2022 on Tuesday morning? According to reliable sources, it is learnt that the Team India Head Coach has tested positive for Covid-19. He will join the squad in Dubai once he returns negative. He has been isolating.

Meanwhile the Indian players including captain Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have travelled to Dubai from Bengaluru on Tuesday morning. Virat is also accompanied with his family.

The Indian players will undergo a three-day short camp before taking on arch rivals Pakistan at the Dubai International Stadium on August 28.

The Indian cricketers had a fitness test at the National Cricket Academy before leaving for Dubai. The likes of KL Rahul, Deepak Hooda, Avesh Khan and Ravi Bishnoi will join the squad from Zimbabwe.

India will take on arch rivals Pakistan at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday, August 28.