India's preparations for the reschedule test match against England in Birmingham on July 1-5 was hampered by the existence of Covid many of its players.

While senior off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin refused to travel to the UK with his team after being tested for the virus positively, the TOI learned that former Indian captain Virat Kohli was also infected with Covid-19 after the team arrived in London last week.

Virat Kohli completed a series of tests of England against India in 2021 as the fifth highest scorer. Although the Indian captain had a stoner in the first two rehearsals, he had several strong innings in the third and fourth rehearsals. The 32-year-old athlete recorded 218 runs with an average of 31.14 in 7 overs. In the series, the right-wing struck two and a half centuries. From 1 to 5 July, the Indian team will play England in a test match in Birmingham. The match has been moved. The fifth Indian tour of England in 2021 was postponed last year after several members of the Indian support staff named COVID-19. India now leads the series 2: 1.

Virat Kohli was influenced by Covid After returning from vacation:

"Yes, Virat Kohli was also affected by Covid after returning from a holiday in the Maldives," the source said. Some lucky fans posted a selfie with Kohli on Monday in Leicester.

"This means that the match of the Indian tour against Leicestershire on June 24 will not be as concentrated as coach Rahul Dravid hoped, because the medical board is to prevent overloading players after Covid -19." There are many Covid cases on the team, "the source said.

In a test match, Indian Captain Rohit Sharma. The team includes key players such as Virat Kohli, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Hanuma Vihari and Jasprit Bumrah. The test match will be followed by the T20I and ODI series. Three games are played in the T20I series. The first T20I will take place on July 7. The second and third T20Is are scheduled for June 9 and 10. The ODI series between India and England consists of three matches. Three one-day internationals will be played on July 12, 14 and 17.