“Get well soon”- Twitter reacts as Team India coach Rahul Dravid tests positive for COVID-19, to delay travel to UAE for Asia Cup 2022

Rahul Dravid

Team India head coach Rahul Dravid has tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of the Asia Cup 2022, as confirmed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday. This will delay his travel to UAE for the upcoming tournament.

“Team India Head Coach Rahul Dravid has tested positive for COVID-19 in a routine test conducted ahead of the team’s departure to the UAE for Asia Cup 2022. Dravid is under the supervision of the BCCI Medical team and has mild symptoms. He will join the team once he returns with a nagative COVID-19 report. The rest of the team will assemble in UAE on 23rd August, 2022,” BCCI stated in an official release.

Notably, Dravid had not travelled with the team to Zimbabwe for the three-match ODI series. The series concluded on Monday with the Men in Blue white-washing the host 3-0.

The assistant coach Paras Mhambrey will be in charge of the team but the decision of NCA head VVS Laxman to join the team will be taken later on today.

“We haven’t taken a call on whether VVS will be going to Dubai from Harare or not. A call will be taken accordingly and if required, he will join. Till then Paras Mhambrey will be in-charge. All other members are fit and left for UAE early in the day,” a BCCI source told PTI on conditions of anonymity.

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Check how Twitter reacted to Rahul Dravid

Almost in every tour someone or the other is impacted by the virus. Now it’s endemic. Rahul Dravid covid positive. There is a kind of resigned acceptance now. This virus clearly won’t disappear anywhere and will keep troubling us going forward.
— Boria Majumdar (@BoriaMajumdar) August 23, 2022

Rahul Dravid not traveling to Dubai for #AsiaCup for now after testing positive for COVID-19
— Subhayan Chakraborty (@CricSubhayan) August 23, 2022

Rahul Dravid Sir was travelling for Mumbai when he tested positive in rapid test, ruled out of Asia Cup 2022.

VVS sir set to replace him, full details : https://t.co/OQRES65XT7 #AsiaCup2022 pic.twitter.com/yLY8SxbuSd
— Utkarsh Tripathi (@RealCricPoint) August 23, 2022

My All Time Favourite Cricketer The WALL
Sri. Rahul Dravid Sir Tested Corona Positive .

Praying Lord Jagannath For Him Speedy Recovery
???#RahulDravid pic.twitter.com/ZnZc2FzO3k
— Rajesh kumar Sahoo (@Rajeshkumar490) August 23, 2022

Rahul Dravid, India's head coach, has been tested positive for Covid-19 before big match on Sunday and is not travelling with the rest of the team that will assemble in Dubai today #AsiaCup2022 pic.twitter.com/kkQtRIA4SK
— CRICKETEER UPDATES ??? (@786_naqi) August 23, 2022

CONFIRMATION: Rahul Dravid has tested positive for #COVID19. He is currently not accompanying the squad. Paras Mhambrey is in-charge. No decision on whether VVS Laxman will join. Will be taken later in the day. The @BCCI wants to wait till next week as Dravid may recover and join
— Kushan Sarkar (@kushansarkar) August 23, 2022

Best wishes for a speedy recovery, Rahul Dravid.
— Bharath Ramaraj (@Fancricket12) August 23, 2022

Get well soon #rahuldravid ?#MMTEAM #Cricket #cricketfans #India #bcci #icc #asiacup pic.twitter.com/ZOCAIgqxMj
— MM ONLINE BETS (@mmonlinbets) August 23, 2022

Rahul Dravid Tests Positive for Covid-19 ahead of Asia Cup 2022

Get well soon Rahul Dravid sir#RizwanAhmadOfficial #Pakistan #PakvIND #AsiaCup2022 pic.twitter.com/GczO7LWNV7
— Rizwan Ahmad (@Rizwan_pti_ik) August 23, 2022

Oh one of my childhood fav Rahul Dravid

The wall of Indian cricket ?

Get well soon Sir❤️ https://t.co/5REZTr8dIw
— Priya?❣️?? (@Maha_Daughter) August 23, 2022

Rahul Dravid tested positive for Covid, hope he recovers soon and we can see him in the Asia Cup??.
— Bhawana (@cricbhawana) August 23, 2022

Rahul Dravid to undergo another COVID test after 2 days, which will decide whether he will go for Asia Cup or VVS will take the charge.
— Utkarsh Tripathi (@RealCricPoint) August 23, 2022

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In Asia Cup’s first match, the arch-rivals of the sport, India and Pakistan will clash against each other on August 28. India will look to avenge the 2021 T20 World Cup defeat where Pakistan smacked them by 10 wickets.

Majority of the members will left Mumbai on Tuesday but vice-captain KL Rahul, Deepak Hooda and reserve player Axar Patel will join the team from Harare.

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