Asia Cup 2022: Rahul Dravid set to join Team India ahead of clash against Pakistan, say reports – Firstcricket News, Firstpost

Head Coach Rahul Dravid will join the Indian squad in UAE on Sunday ahead of the high-octane clash against Pakistan at the 2022 Asia Cup.

Dravid, who was infected with Covid-19 at the start of the week is expected to join late at night on Saturday and will be in the dressing room when Men in Blue take on arch-rivals Pakistan.

Dravid was under home isolation in Bangalore, while being infected, and has fully recovered from the infection. Dravid’s recovery was expected to take a longer time, but it has been quicker. His test report came negative on 27 August.

“Rahul’s test results have come negative and he is fit to fly,” a BCCI official was quoted as saying by The Indian Express.

According to reports, VVS Laxman who was named as the interim coach, will return back to India on a Saturday night flight itself and strangely will not be a part of the dressing room on Sunday.

Interestingly, Ravi Shastri had said that it will be a matter of three-four days before Dravid is back on the park. “I don’t think it will make that much of a difference. Today, they don’t call it covid; it’s just a bloody flu yaar. In 3-4 days, it will be fine,” Shastri had said in an interview on Star Sports.

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