After the news outbreak of a new variant of COVID-19, BCCI postponed the South Africa tour to nine days. India was planning to go to South Africa for 3 Tests and 3 ODI’s which was about to start from 17 December earlier. But, now after the date is postponed due to the ‘Omicron’ variant which is said to be introduced and spread in large numbers from South Africa, the matches will be starting from 26th December. First, India will play 3 Tests and then will move on to ODI’s.
Rohit Sharma, the new white-ball captain along with the Indian teammates started training in Mumbai as he will be captaining the side in the ODI’s against South Africa for the first time after the official announcement. The ODI will start from 19 January 2022 to 23 January. The ODI’s has a very short gap in between. Rohit Sharma also posted a video (reel) on his Instagram handle on Friday, where he was seen doing net practice with a bat in his hand. The fans are excited to see the five-time IPL champions as captain of Mumbai Indians leading India in the ODI’s against South Africa.
The first Test match against SA will be played in Johannesburg, where India lifted their first ICC Twenty 20 trophy after defeating Pakistan in the finals under legend M.S Dhoni’s captaincy. Even though the ODI team is going to be in the hands of the Indian opener Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli will remain the captain of Blues in the 3 Test-match series.
