The Indian cricket team’s head coach Ravi Shastri on Tuesday received the primary dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at a city hospital here. Shastri, who is 58, thanked the staff at the Apollo Hospital for his or her co-operation and support.
“Got the primary dose of COVID-19 vaccine. many thanks to the amazing medical professionals & scientists for empowering India Flag of India against the pandemic, the previous India cricketer tweeted. India’s inoculation drive entered its second phase on Monday during which the coverage was expanded to incorporate everyone above 60 and people over 45 with co-morbidities.
“Extremely impressed with the professionalism shown by Kantaben & her team at Apollo, Ahmedabad in handling COVID-19 vaccination.”
However, no other member of the Indian team’s support staff was inoculated, a BCCI source confirmed.
The Indian cricket team is locked during a Test battle against England here.