Former Indian opener Gautam Gambhir has tested negative for Covid-19 after undergoing a test on Friday. He isolated himself following a Covid positive case at his residence. Gambhir has quit cricket completely, as he has joined politics full-time, with Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP).
Gautam Gambhir has tested negative for Covid-19 after he self-isolated himself on finding a corona positive case in his home. On Friday morning. The former had tweeted, “Due to a case at home, I have been in isolation awaiting my COVID test result. Urge everyone to follow all guidelines & not take this lightly. Stay safe!”
However, on Sunday morning, he shared the good news with his fans as he tested negative for Covid-19. He took to his Twitter account and shared, "Glad to share that my COVID test result is negative. Thank you for all the wishes. I again urge everyone to strictly follow guidelines. Stay safe."
Glad to share that my COVID test result is negative. Thank you for all the wishes. I again urge everyone to strictly follow guidelines. Stay safe.
— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir)This former Indian player retired from all cricketing formats in 2018 and took to politics in 2019.
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Currently, a Lok Sabha MP from East Delhi, he is often remembered for his match-winning knock in the 2011 ICC World Cup is. He had played for India 58 Tests, 147 ODIs and 37 T20 Internationals.
As Delhi is witnessing an upsurge in the number of Coronavirus cases, he urges people to stay indoors and aims to aware them of the raging pandemic.