Ashwin joins Team India ahead of Edgbaston Test against England

Leicestershire, June 23 (IANS) Premier spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who missed the flight to England after testing positive for Covid-19, on Thursday joined India's Test team here ahead of the much-anticipated rescheduled 5th Test against England to be held in Edgbaston from July 1 to 5.While there was no formal announcement by BCCI about Ashwin's arrival in England, the pictures shared by the board's official handle on Twitter ahead of Day 1 of the team's practice match against Leicestershire confirmed the development.In the picture, Ashwin can be seen in the team huddle along with other players at Leicestershire County Club Ground.The off-spinner had earlier failed to board the flight from Mumbai on June 16 along with other members because of a positive Covid-19 result. Jayant Yadav was kept as a standby but Ashwin recovered from the virus and has now joined the team.Team India led by Rohit Sharma is currently playing their four-day practice match against Leicestershire. It will be the only warm-up game for the Indian team before the Edgbaston Test against England, which is the postponed fifth game of the series of last year. India lead the series 2-1.
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