South African cricket team’s Indian performance analyst, Prasanna Agoram’scontract with the Proteas has come to an end that is why he did not travelto Pakistan.
Earlier, Indian media, true to form, once again tried to politicize sportsand claimed that the Pakistan High Commission in South Africa had deniedthe visa request of Prasanna Agoram ahead of South Africa’s visit toPakistan on the pretext of “security concerns.”
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Note that the South African cricket team stepped foot on Pakistani soillast week for the first time in 14 years.
PCB has arranged head-of-state level security for the visitors as Police,Army, and Rangers are working in tandem to ensure the security of the team.
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South African players have also lauded Pakistan’s LEAs for ensuringfoolproof security measures.
Notably, Proteas spinner Tabraiz Shamsi took to his official Twitter handleto commend the authorities for the tight security arrangements afterlanding in Pakistan.——————————
Currently, South African players are observing a 7-day quarantine periodrequired by the PCB. The visitors will commence practice for the Testmatches at the end of the quarantine period.
South Africa’s tour to Pakistan consists of 2 Test matches and 3 T20Is. Thetwo Tests will be held in Karachi from 26-30 January and Rawalpindi from4-8 February while the T20I series will be played in Lahore from 11-14February.
