Swashbuckling-batsman Rishabh Pant receives the first dose of COVID-19 vaccination. The 23-year-old cricketer shares a picture of him receiving the jab.  

The India wicketkeeper-batsman is currently enjoying supreme form. He will soon be an integral part of Team India in the upcoming World Test Championship finals. The finals will be played against New Zealand and the five-match Test series against England. Pant shared the news of his vaccination with a Instagram post where he wrote”vaccination done.” Meanwhile, India captain Virat Kohli, senior pacer Ishant Sharma, vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane, pacer Umesh Yadav and opener Shikhar Dhawan have already got their first dose of vaccination. Team India is going leave for England on June 2. It has also been learnt that all the England-bound players are opting only the Covishield vaccine instead of Covaxin.

Thus, BCCI has advised the players to get the Covishield vaccine instead of the Covaxin, as per standard procedure the gap between the two COVID-19 vaccine requires a minimum gap of 28 days. Covishield is based on Oxford-the AstraZeneca vaccine (a UK based product), which means that the Indian players can get the second jab without any hassle during their stay in England.

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