Cricket South Africa Suspends All Forms Of Cricket For Next 2 Months Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

CSA said in its statement that this includes domestic first class cricket, List A matches, semi-professional and provincial cricket and all junior and amateur cricket.

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In wake of the rapidly spreading coronavirus pandemic,Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced on Monday that it has terminated all forms of cricket in the country as a precautionary measure to prevent the impact of the novel virus in the nation. CSA said in its statement that this includes domestic first class cricket, List A matches, semi-professional and provincial cricket and all junior and amateur cricket. "We at CSA take this pronouncement by the President and the cabinet very seriously and we will most certainly use our leverage to ensure that we minimise the impact of the virus in our spaces," CSA chief executive Jacques Faul said in the statement. "Consequently and during this time of absolute caution and surveillance, we would like to call upon all our members and affiliates to desist from taking part in any cricket related gatherings and other transversal events that will include the congregation of large numbers of people and/or up to 100 people," he added.

Earlier, South Africa's tour of India for a three-match ODI series was postponed. The team is currently in Kolkata from where they will take a flight back home to South Africa via Dubai.