IND vs SA: South Africa Government Will Allow Indian Team To Fly Out If Borders Are Closed, Says CSA

Cricket South Africa has informed that the Indian team will be allowed to fly out if the borders are closed due to Covid-19 protocols. India is on an ongoing tour of South Africa. India and South Africa are set to lock horns in a Test and ODI series. However, the Covid-19 situation in South Africa is severe due to the outbreak of the Omnicron variant.

Due to the outbreak of the Omnicron variant of Coronavirus, many countries have closed borders with African countries, where the cases are at a peak. South Africa is currently experiencing the fourth wave of Covid-19. In the last few days, the Omnicron cases in South Africa have decreased but nothing can be assured of the future. The Indian team is currently in South Africa gearing up for the upcoming Test series.

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South Africa Government Will Allow Indian Team To Fly Out If Borders Are Closed: Cricket South Africa

During a conversation with News 24, CSA’s chief medical officer Dr. Shuaib Manjra said that the South Africa government has given a guarantee that the Indian team will be allowed to fly back to India if the borders are closed.

“If there needs to be repatriation and the borders are closed, the government has given a guarantee that they will allow the players and the team to go back to India.

“I think we’ve taken whatever measures we can to ensure that the Indian team is not only safe here, but should they need to leave for whatever reason, that the path is open for them to leave at any point that they wish,” Shuaib Manjra said.

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A BCCI official informed that BCCI is regularly in touch with Cricket South Africa officials and Indian team management in South Africa. The official mentioned that Indian players are having a comfortable stay.

“We are regularly in touch with CSA officials & the Indian team management in South-Africa. Team is having very comfortable stay. As now the series is behind closed doors – any threat further gets diminished. CSA also has assured in case of anything untoward, Indian team will be immediately given permissions to fly out,” the BCCI official said.

India vs South Africa Test and ODI series comprise of three games. The Test series will be played first followed by the ODI series. The IND vs SA 1st Test begins on December 26 at SuperSport Park in Centurion. Virat Kohli will lead India in the Test series while Rohit Sharma is the captain of the ODI series.

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