Indian Cricket Team to undergo 3-Day Quarantine ahead of South Africa tour

The Indian cricket team will have to undergo a three-day quarantine in Mumbai before flying to Johannesburg, South Africa on Wednesday by a charter flight. A report by Cricbuzz said, "members of the South Africa-bound squad have been asked to check into a five-star hotel near the Mumbai International Airport by Sunday evening to fulfil the biosecurity protocols." 

Meanwhile, a few members of the India A squad — Navdeep Saini, Saurabh Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Arzan Nagwaswallam, Hanuma Vihari, and Vivek Ramakrishna (trainer), who were involved in a three-game series against South Africa A, have stayed back and will join the senior side after they reach there.

Since the new variant of Covid-19, Omicron has been spreading, there were concerns around senior teams’ travel to South Africa. The first of the three Tests starts in Centurion on December 26. Wanderers in Johannesburg and Newlands in Cape Town will be hosting the other two Tests. 

However, there is no specific reason for Virat Kohli joining the team in Mumbai. But it is being speculated that Virat Kohli is probably still angry with the BCCI regarding his decision. In fact, only last week, the BCCI removed Virat Kohli from the captaincy of ODI cricket and gave its command to Rohit Sharma. However, Virat Kohli did not want to step down from his captaincy position in ODI cricket. He wanted to take over the command of the Indian team till the ODI World Cup to be held in 2023, but now it will remain only his dream.