Team India are in a spot of bother ahead of the fifth and final Test versus England, which will get underway on July 01 in Edgbaston, Birmingham. On Sunday (June 26), the regular captain Rohit Sharma tested positive for Covid-19 and went into isolation since then. As per a report in PTI, Rohit tested positive for the deadly virus once again on Wednesday (June 29) and was scheduled to undergo another&nbsp;test in the evening, followed by another on Thursday (June 30)&nbsp;on the eve of the final Test.&nbsp;

Addressing the media during a press conference, head coach Rahul Dravid spoke on Rohit's availability, whether Jasprit Bumrah will captain in Hitman's absence, and also made heads turn by stating that the team has plenty of options regarding who will open with Shubman Gill if Rohit misses out.&nbsp;

In this regard, Dravid said during a press conference, "We'll make a decision. We will weigh a lot of factors. Obviously, Mayank is a regular opener. someone who opens regularly. We have other options too; (KS) Bharat himself has opened in a lot of games for Andhra and showed in that side game that he is batting superbly at the moment. He scored a 70 and a 40 (43) after opening the batting. We got him to open in that innings keeping a lot of things in mind."

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Dravid also added No. 3 batter Cheteshwar Pujara's name in the mix and said, "Pujara has got a lot of great quality. He has opened for India as well in the past. So I would not want to give things away, but like I said, in our minds, we are clear on the direction we are going. We will see what happens to Rohit, but I am not at liberty to disclose the playing XI. But we have clarity."

In Pujara's absence, when he was dropped for the Sri Lanka home series early this year, Hanuma Vihari had been slotted at the No. 3 position. Even Hanuma has opened for India in the MCG Test in 2018-19. Hence, India have a lot of options if Rohit misses out. For the unversed, regular opener KL Rahul is also out of action due to injury. Thus, India is without their two openers who commenced the innings in the four Tests of the incomplete five-match series versus England, which ended abruptly last year due to the Covid crisis in the then Virat Kohli-led Indian camp.

India is ahead by 2-1&nbsp;in the series and, thus, have an unassailable lead. Hence, they have a solid chance to win a Test series on English soil for the first time since 2007.

Team India are in a spot of bother ahead of the fifth and final Test versus England, which will get underway on July 01 in Edgbaston, Birmingham. On Sunday (June 26), the regular captain Rohit Sharma tested positive for Covid-19 and went into isolation since then.

Team India are in a spot of bother ahead of the fifth and final Test versus England, which will get underway on July 01 in Edgbaston, Birmingham. On Sunday (June 26), the regular captain Rohit Sharma tested positive for Covid-19 and went into isolation since then. As per a report in PTI, Rohit tested positive for the deadly virus once again on Wednesday (June 29) and was scheduled to undergo another test in the evening, followed by another on Thursday (June 30) on the eve of the final Test. Addressing the media during a press conference, head coach Rahul Dravid spoke on Rohit's availability, whether Jasprit Bumrah will captain in Hitman's absence, and also made heads turn by stating that the team has plenty of options regarding who will open with Shubman Gill if Rohit misses out. In this regard, Dravid said during a press conference, "We'll make a decision. We will weigh a lot of factors. Obviously, Mayank is a regular opener. someone who opens regularly. We have other options too; (KS) Bharat himself has opened in a lot of games for Andhra and showed in that side game that he is batting superbly at the moment. He scored a 70 and a 40 (43) after opening the batting. We got him to open in that innings keeping a lot of things in mind." ALSO READ | India vs England, 5th Test: Is Rohit Sharma ruled out? Will Jasprit Bumrah lead visitors? Dravid gives updates Dravid also added No. 3 batter Cheteshwar Pujara's name in the mix and said, "Pujara has got a lot of great quality. He has opened for India as well in the past. So I would not want to give things away, but like I said, in our minds, we are clear on the direction we are going. We will see what happens to Rohit, but I am not at liberty to disclose the playing XI. But we have clarity." In Pujara's absence, when he was dropped for the Sri Lanka home series early this year, Hanuma Vihari had been slotted at the No. 3 position. Even Hanuma has opened for India in the MCG Test in 2018-19. Hence, India have a lot of options if Rohit misses out. For the unversed, regular opener KL Rahul is also out of action due to injury. Thus, India is without their two openers who commenced the innings in the four Tests of the incomplete five-match series versus England, which ended abruptly last year due to the Covid crisis in the then Virat Kohli-led Indian camp. India is ahead by 2-1 in the series and, thus, have an unassailable lead. Hence, they have a solid chance to win a Test series on English soil for the first time since 2007.

Rahul Dravid names 3 batters who could open for India if Rohit Sharma gets ruled out of 5th Test vs England

With the novel coronavirus spreading like a wildfire, the entire sporting world has come to a halt. In India, at least 110 person have been tested positive for the COVID-19 with new cases surfacing&nbsp;with each passing day. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) not only decided to suspend the highly-anticipated Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 until April 15 while suspending the entire domestic season until further notice.

Senior Indian cricketer Rohit Sharma on Monday took to social media platform Twitter to post a heartfelt message for all those infected by the novel coronavirus while also providing precautionary measures for all his fans. Rohit posted a video on Twitter as he captioned it: "Stay safe everyone."

Rohit, in the video, said that only unity can help everyone defeat the novel coronavirus while adding everyone has to be smart in knowing their surroundings. The 'Hitman' further said that if anyone gets any sort of symptoms related to the COVID-19, then he/she should inform the nearest medical authorities on an immediate basis. Rohit concluded by thanking the doctors who have put their lives at risk to battle out the novel coronavirus.

"Hello everyone, Rohit Sharma here. I just wanted to talk about a few things. The last few weeks have been tough times for all of us and the world has come to a standstill which is very very sad to see and the only way we can comeback to normal is by all of us coming together. How we can do this? We can do this by being a little smart, little proactive, knowing our surroundings and when you get any symptoms, inform your nearest medical authorities because we all want kids to go to schools, we all want to go to the malls, we all want to watch movies in the theatres," Rohit said in the video.

"I appreciate the efforts by the doctors, who have put their lives at risk while taking care of the people who have tested positive. Last but not the least, my heart goes out to those who have lost their lives and their families. Take care and be safe," he added.

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With all cricketing action suspended due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, Rohit is likely to be seen in action when IPL 2020 action resumes after April 15. Rohit will be seen captaining Mumbai Indians and the four-time IPL winners will be looking to defend their title.

With the novel coronavirus spreading like a wildfire, the entire sporting world has come to a halt. In India, at least 110 person have been tested positive for the COVID-19 with new cases surfacing with each passing day.

With the novel coronavirus spreading like a wildfire, the entire sporting world has come to a halt. In India, at least 110 person have been tested positive for the COVID-19 with new cases surfacing with each passing day. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) not only decided to suspend the highly-anticipated Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 until April 15 while suspending the entire domestic season until further notice. Senior Indian cricketer Rohit Sharma on Monday took to social media platform Twitter to post a heartfelt message for all those infected by the novel coronavirus while also providing precautionary measures for all his fans. Rohit posted a video on Twitter as he captioned it: "Stay safe everyone." Rohit, in the video, said that only unity can help everyone defeat the novel coronavirus while adding everyone has to be smart in knowing their surroundings. The 'Hitman' further said that if anyone gets any sort of symptoms related to the COVID-19, then he/she should inform the nearest medical authorities on an immediate basis. Rohit concluded by thanking the doctors who have put their lives at risk to battle out the novel coronavirus. "Hello everyone, Rohit Sharma here. I just wanted to talk about a few things. The last few weeks have been tough times for all of us and the world has come to a standstill which is very very sad to see and the only way we can comeback to normal is by all of us coming together. How we can do this? We can do this by being a little smart, little proactive, knowing our surroundings and when you get any symptoms, inform your nearest medical authorities because we all want kids to go to schools, we all want to go to the malls, we all want to watch movies in the theatres," Rohit said in the video. "I appreciate the efforts by the doctors, who have put their lives at risk while taking care of the people who have tested positive. Last but not the least, my heart goes out to those who have lost their lives and their families. Take care and be safe," he added. Stay safe everyone. pic.twitter.com/2ABy1XUeTP — Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45) March 16, 2020 × With all cricketing action suspended due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, Rohit is likely to be seen in action when IPL 2020 action resumes after April 15. Rohit will be seen captaining Mumbai Indians and the four-time IPL winners will be looking to defend their title.

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