India vs South Africa: Virat Kohli and co cancel only tour game ahead of Test series, opt for training sessions instead

New Delhi: India’s two-day tour game ahead of their three-match Test series in South Africa has been cancelled, Cricket South Africa (CSA) said on Monday. [caption id=“attachment_4240355” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] File image of the Indian Test team. AP[/caption] The Indians have instead, as per CSA, opted for training sessions on those days. “Please be advised that the two-day warm-up match for India at Eurolux Boland Park will no longer be taking place. India have opted for training sessions on those days,” the CSA said in a release. No official reason has been given for the cancellation of the warm-up game but the change in schedule would mean that India will head into the Test series – starting 5 January next year in Cape Town – without a practice match. Meanwhile, in a first, young pacers Mohammed Siraj, Avesh Khan, Navdeep Saini and Basil Thampi will be travelling with the Indian team to South Africa as net bowlers, a top BCCI official told PTI. The idea is to help the visiting batsmen prepare well for the South African fast bowlers. The timings for the day-night ODI matches have been changed too. All the games have been advanced by half an hour.