SA players permitted to return to training, No immediate date for 3TC Cricket

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The return to play plan of the South African cricket team has been given a green signal by the country’s sports and health ministers. Cricket South Africa’s plans were approved as they aim to get the national men’s and women’s team to action, as reported by ESPNCricinfo. The board meeting is scheduled on Thursday, 2nd July where they will discuss the way forward.

At the moment, only the national teams, both men and women, will return to training. The franchise and province players have to wait further to hear about their pre-season training camps.

The CSA’s training sessions have to follow the hygiene and safety protocols laid down by the board’s COVID-19 steering committee.

“Our prevention programme, besides the regular testing of players and support staff, is predicated on personal hygiene measures and creating a sanitised ecosystem. COVID-19 compliance managers at each venue have assumed responsibility to ensure all the elements of the protocol are implemented,” Dr Shuaib Manjra, CSA’s chief medical officer, said in a release.

SA players permitted to return to training, No immediate date for 3TC Cricket | Will 3TCricket go ahead? | South Africa cricketers set to return to training
Heinrich Klaasen was in superb form before COVID-19 forced a stop to cricket

The South African men’s cricket team were in India in March, as they were scheduled to play an ODI series. However, the team left for home after the first match was called off due to rain. The subsequent series against Sri Lanka and West Indies were postponed as well. The women’s team tour to the West Indies has also been postponed, after the visit by Australia suffered the same fate.

CSA scheduled to host 3TC (3 Team Cricket), a unique format to mark the return to cricket post the coronavirus pandemic break. But, that wasn’t possible as the government didn’t give clearance. The venue for the match, SuperSport Park Centurion, is a hotspot of the COVID-19 virus. As a result, CSA is considering a change in the venue of the match.

The training squad consists of all the high-profile players except for Dale Steyn, who is reportedly carrying a back injury. AB De Villiers, who was rumoured to make a comeback to the South African team, doesn’t make the list, putting his comeback on hold for time being.

South Africa’s high performance training squad: Quinton de Kock, Dean Elgar, Lungi Ngidi, Aiden Markram, Junior Dala, Theunis de Bruyn, Rassie van der Dussen, Shaun von Berg, Dwaine Pretorius, Heinrich Klaasen, Temba Bavuma, Reeza Hendricks, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Wiaan Mulder, Bjorn Fortuin, Andile Phehlukwayo, David Miller, Sarel Erwee, Khaya Zondo, Daryn Dupavillon, Keshav Maharaj, Senuran Muthusamy, Keagan Petersen, Imran Tahir, Lutho Sipamla, Edward Moore, Anrich Nortje, Sisanda Magala, Glenton Stuurman, Jon-Jon Smuts, Rudi Second, Pite van Biljon, Raynaard van Tonder, Gerald Coetzee, Pieter Malan, Zubayr Hamza, Janneman Malan, Faf du Plessis, Tony de Zorzi, Beuran Hendricks, Nandre Burger, George Linde, Kyle Verreynne, Marques Ackerman.

Written by Sarthak Karkhanis. Follow Sarthak on Twitter today.

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