Kolkata: BCCI President Sourav Ganguly said on Tuesday that India’s tour of South Africa is on schedule and they are closely monitoring the situation around the emergence of the new. COVID-19 type.
There is growing concern about the spread of the new COVID-19 variant called Omicron, which was first reported in South Africa.
“The tour is still on. We still have time to decide. The first Test is to be held from December 17. We will look into it,” Ganguly told reporters on the sidelines of a promotional event.
India will play the final Test against New Zealand in Mumbai and will depart for Johannesburg from there on December 8 or 9 on a chartered flight.
“The safety and health of the players has always been the first priority of the BCCI, we will do everything possible for that. We will see what happens in the coming days.”
India will play three Tests, three ODIs and four T20 matches on the tour.
Former India captain also supported the out-of-fav all-rounder Hardik Pandya To regain his place in the team after returning to full fitness.
“He’s a good cricketer. He’s not fit, so he’s not in the team. He’s young, I hope he comes back after recovering from his injury.”
Recently, Legendary Kapil Dev Hardik Pandya’s role as an all-rounder in the Indian team has been questioned after he stopped bowling after a back surgery.
Ganguly concluded, “Don’t compare him (Hardik) with Kapil Dev. He belonged to a different league.”
There is growing concern about the spread of the new COVID-19 variant called Omicron, which was first reported in South Africa.
“The tour is still on. We still have time to decide. The first Test is to be held from December 17. We will look into it,” Ganguly told reporters on the sidelines of a promotional event.
India will play the final Test against New Zealand in Mumbai and will depart for Johannesburg from there on December 8 or 9 on a chartered flight.
“The safety and health of the players has always been the first priority of the BCCI, we will do everything possible for that. We will see what happens in the coming days.”
India will play three Tests, three ODIs and four T20 matches on the tour.
Former India captain also supported the out-of-fav all-rounder Hardik Pandya To regain his place in the team after returning to full fitness.
“He’s a good cricketer. He’s not fit, so he’s not in the team. He’s young, I hope he comes back after recovering from his injury.”
Recently, Legendary Kapil Dev Hardik Pandya’s role as an all-rounder in the Indian team has been questioned after he stopped bowling after a back surgery.
Ganguly concluded, “Don’t compare him (Hardik) with Kapil Dev. He belonged to a different league.”
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