Satisfied with the overall coronavirus risk assessment in the country, Proteas will go ahead with its three-match ODI tour to India, Cricket South Africa (CSA) confirmed this Friday (March 6). South Africa will take the flight to India as scheduled on Sunday before kickstarting the short trip with the first ODI in Dharamshala next Thursday (March 12). 

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"CSA has engaged in a formal risk assessment process to ensure the health and safety of and duty of care to our players and staff," the board said in a media release. 

Information had been gathered from various international experts, including the World Health Organisation (WHO) before arriving at the go-ahead decision. The board had also consulted the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the South African embassy in India on the matter. 

The team management has been asked to take precautionary measures and will be accompanied by the CSA Chief Medical Officer, Dr Shuaib Manjra.

"The Proteas will be travelling to India via Dubai and landing and spending a day in Delhi, then proceeding to play in Dharamshala, Lucknow and Kolkata," the statement further reads. 

"None of the playing venues have recorded positive cases and travel between these cities will be via chartered flights reducing the risk even further. The risks in Dubai and Delhi are considered low."