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Seven members of Team India, including Shikhar Dhawan and Shreyas Iyer, test positive for Covid-19

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<strong>The senior selection committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has immediately added Mayank Agarwal to India's ODI squad after seven members, including three players of Team India tested positive for Covid-19 following three rounds of RT-PCR testing.</strong></p>
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The members were asked to report in Ahmedabad on January 31 for the upcoming three-match ODI and T20I series against the West Indies. Every member was also asked to undergo an RT-PCR test at home before embarking on their journey to Ahmedabad and the travel was undertaken only after testing negative.<br />
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However, the RT-PCR tests of opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer and fast bowler Navdeep Saini conducted on Monday returned positive results, the BCCI said in a statement. <br />
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Fielding Coach T Dilip and Security Liaison Officer B Lokesh's RT-PCR tests were also positive besides that of batsman Ruturaj Gaikwad who had tested negative during the first round of testing on Monday.<br />
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Sports Massage Therapist Rajeev Kumar's RT-PCR tests conducted on Wednesday are also positive.<br />
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The BCCI said that its medical team is handling the positive cases and they will remain in isolation till complete recovery is attained.<br />
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The series against the West Indies is scheduled to begin with the first ODI in Ahmedabad on Sunday.<br />
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