Prasidh Krishna, who is part of India's extended squad for Test matches in England, has recovered from Covid-19 and will depart for Mumbai from Bengaluru on May 23. "He has recovered from Covid-19, is in Bengaluru at the moment at his home and will be leaving for Mumbai on May 23," a source aware of the development told IANS. Krishna, who represents Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the Indian Premier League (IPL), was one of four KKR players to test positive during the IPL that was postponed following breach of bio-bubble that saw four teams get affected by the virus.

Apart from Krishna, Varun Chakravarthy, Sandeep Warrier and New Zealander Tim Seifert were the other KKR players to test positive.A right-arm pace bowler, Krishna made his international debut during the ODI series against England in March and picked six wickets in three matches. Virat Kohli-led team India will head to England to play the ICC World Test Championship final (WTC) followed by five-match Test series against England. Currently, the team is in Mumbai serving the mandatory quarantine period before departing to England on June 02. The women’s team too will depart playing an all-format series against England starting on June 16 and then playing three ODIs and T20 matches.