India South Africa tour: BCCI controls the situation amid fears of a new COVID variant

The Indian team will leave for South Africa on December 8, after a day of testing against New Zealand.

But now that fears of a new South African variant of COVID-19 are mounting, the Indian Cricket Control Commission (BCCI) is looking closely at the situation before taking a call on a tour of South Africa.

Team India A is in South Africa for an unofficial test series, and the senior team’s seven-week work will begin on December 17th.

BCCI officials, Sportsstar speaking with him, he stated that they are waiting for more details and advice from Cricket South Africa on the way forward.

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Earlier, the Council had planned to eliminate a strong quarantine for players when they arrived in South Africa, as they would be in a bubble-to-bubble transfer. However, with the threat of a new variant -B.1.1.529- the Council does not want to take any risks. “It’s too early to comment on the future of the tour. So far, we are looking at all the options and keeping a record of the situation, ”a BCCI source said, noting that players could be put in heavy quarantine for about four days when they reach the rainbow nation.

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Members of the India A team did not suffer any severe quarantine after arriving in South Africa. The players trained shortly after arriving in the country and also appeared in the first unofficial test in Bloemfontein. The second Test will start on November 29th. Several sources have confirmed that there has been no communication from the BCCI about the change or change in the Group A tour.

“It’s hard to predict what will happen in the next few days. The relevant units are monitoring the situation and depending on the situation, we will act. The safety of the players is essential for us and we will do everything to ensure that all our members are safe and healthy, ”said a Council official.

According to the original program, the tour will begin with the first rehearsal in Johannesburg from December 17-21. Afterwards, there will be a Centurion Boxing Day Test and the third Cape Town test will take place from January 3rd to 7th. three-game ODI series, followed by the T20I series.