Stokes hits Root in the head with a bouncer in nets sessionStokes hits Root in the head with a bouncer in nets sessionFormer India captain Sourav Ganguly has been admitted to hospital in Kolkata after testing positive for Covid-19, despite the BCCI President being double vaccinated. Cricket legend Sourav Ganguly is being treated in a hospital in Kolkata for Covid-19. Ganguly, who played 113 Test matches for India and was captain for 49 of them, fell ill on Sunday and tested positive the following day. The news of Ganguly's positive test comes just after the Indian Government approved two more Covid-19 vaccines - Corbevax, Covovax- as well as anti-viral drug Molnupiravir for emergency use. On Tuesday, the country's health ministry confirmed India had reported 6,358 Covid-19 cases and 293 deaths in the past 24 hours, with the Omicron tally in the country standing at 655.

Source: Daily Mirror December 28, 2021 14:07 UTC