CSA checked 50 gamers and officials prior to the camp, which began on Tuesday and validated two favorable cases among the group, without naming those infected.
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Cricket South Africa on Thursday reported two favorable COVID-19 tests among national group players who were due to take part in a squad camp occurring today.
CSA checked 50 players and officials prior to the camp, which began on Tuesday and goes to Saturday, and validated two favorable cases amongst the group, without naming those contaminated.
The camp is focused on team bonding and was set up after CSA came under heavy criticism from some previous players who claimed there was a culture of racism within the side.
” There were no replacements made for the 2 players who evaluated positive. All those not able to attend the camp will join the proceedings essentially,” CSA stated in a statement on Thursday.
Another absentee is previous captain Faf du Plessis, due to the imminent birth of his 2nd kid.
Former captain Graeme Smith, now CSA Director of Cricket, has rejected the allegations of racism and says he was unaware of any such incidents throughout his 11 years in charge of the side.
South Africa have this year missed out on a mix of Test and limited overs series versus India, Sri Lanka and West Indies due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
A variety of their leading players are contracted to play in the Indian Premier League, which is because of begin next month.
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