South Africa to provide Indian team with “full bio-secured environment” in wake of Omicron variant

The highly anticipated India tour of South Africa is all set to go ahead according to the plan. The South African foreign ministry has promised to provide the Indian team with a full bio-secured environment. This decision has been taken keeping in mind the panic caused by the new variant of Corona Virus in South Africa.

Indian Cricket team, led by Virat Kohli, is set to land in South Africa by December 9. The three-test series will start on the 17th of December.  Ahead of the series, the foreign ministry of South Africa has put out a statement in which they said, “South Africa will take all precautions necessary to ensure the health and safety of the Indian teams,” reports PTI.

The ministry also thanked India for showing solidarity with South Africa in these testing times by not withdrawing their India “A” squad, who will play their second test from Tuesday onwards. They further added that they are grateful for BCCI’s decision to continue the senior team’s tour. This has been a critical decision for South Africa, considering that several of their neighboring countries and countries around the globe have put a travel restriction from South Africa.

This series marks the 30th anniversary of South Africa’s readmission to international cricket. In 1991 it was India that became the first country to host South Africa after they were banned by ICC in 1970 due to the apartheid policy of the government. The ministry is also planning to celebrate this event on 2nd January in Cape Town. This event will also highlight the strength of the bond between India and South Africa.