<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;">India Test captain Rohit Sharma tested positive for Covid-19 just days before the rescheduled fifth Test against England, the country's cricket board said Sunday.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>"Rohit Sharma has tested positive for Covid-19 following a Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) conducted on Saturday," the BCCI tweeted.</div><div><br></div><div>"He is currently in isolation at the team hotel and is under the care of the BCCI Medical Team."</div><div><br></div><div>The right-handed batsman had been playing in a four-day warm-up match against Leicestershire but did not bat in their second innings on Saturday's third day. He scored 25 in the first innings on Thursday.</div><div><br></div><div>The rescheduled fifth Test of last year's series begins on Friday at Edgbaston, Birmingham, giving little time for the 35-year-old to recover.</div><div><br></div><div>The match was originally due to have been played last September at Old Trafford in Manchester, but a coronavirus outbreak in the India camp forced the Test to be postponed.</div><div><br></div><div>India lead 2-1 after four matches and can win their first Test series in England since 2007 should they avoid defeat. Source: AFP&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>