Squads selection for the South Africa tour, too, has been deferred accordingly. (FILE)India’s tour of South Africa is set to be delayed at least by a week, The Indian Express understands. It is learnt that the BCCI has been negotiating with Cricket South Africa over a deferment following the detection of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus in several countries, including southern Africa. Squads selection for the South Africa tour, too, has been deferred accordingly. On Monday, Olympic javelin gold medalist Neeraj Chopra cancelled his trip to South Africa, where he was supposed to go for a training-and-competition stint.

Source: Indian Express December 02, 2021 07:31 UTC