The Indian cricket team’s tour to South Africa has just been postponed for 1 week. This information was given by BCCI secretary Jay Shah.
Jay Shah further said that the Indian cricket team will play three ODI matches and three Test matches for the upcoming tour of South Africa, and will not include the T20 International match as it will be played later.
Jay Shah told that this is happening because at this time there is a lot of anxiety due to the new variant of coronavirus, Omnikron. Due to which many types of rumors are spread among the players, and due to this, keeping all these things in mind, the false news that was playing was removed.
On this, the South Africa Cricket Board said that they will confirm the related venue in the next 48 hours and make a new schedule.
The Indian cricket team was going to leave for South Africa on 9 December. But now it will be a little difficult to happen, and due to the delay of this tour one week, now the new away will be on December 17, that is, on December 17, the tour of South Africa will take place and the Indian cricket team will go to the South Africa for three test match and three ODIs.
Jay Shah said in his statement that BCCI, while talking to Cricket South Africa, has confirmed that now the Indian cricket team will play team Test matches and three ODI matches on their next tour, and T20 International matches will be postponed further, which will be played later.
To this, Cricket South Africa replied that Cricket South Africa can fix the match on a fixed schedule for the Board of Control for Cricket in India, but if the BCCI wants, then it can be fixed by doing some kind of logical arrangement and adjustment.
Cricket South Africa also said that as per the instructions of the BCCI, now the Indian cricket team’s tour of South Africa has been postponed for 1 week and a new date has been given after the postponement when the India team will go for the tour of South Africa. .
Cricket South Africa also informed that the series which will now be between India vs South Africa will be played keeping in mind the very strict COVID-19 guidelines. He told this in his official announcement.
Cricket South Africa has also made it completely clear that the selection of the venue of the match which is going to take place will be done in the middle of the fact that the players of both the teams are fully benefited and there is safety.
Cricket South Africa has announced that all the criteria for protection from covid will be regulated and strictly followed at the place chosen to play.