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Xtra Time Web Desk : Uncertainty over India's tour of South Africa has been casted in the last few hours, courtesy the surge of new Covid variant in northern region of South Africa. According to Cricket South Africa's CEO Pholetsi Moseki the upcoming tour is still on.

"We spoke to the BCCI and they are very much committed to the tour," said Moseki.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India and Cricket South Africa are in discussion and keeping a track on the developments. The India tour, though holds more financial importance for CSA and Moseki said they've communicated with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). According to Moseki, the BCCI assured them the money-spinning three-Test, three-ODI and four-T20 tour will take place.

"India A is still in the country and there isn't a sign of them leaving. They're still committed and they're expecting the tour to go ahead. The tour is definitely still on and there's no reason for it not to go on unless we're blindsided by something we're not expecting. The question that remains is whether fans will be allowed in. We've been angling to have more fans in the stadiums with the way things are panning out, I guess the only thing we can do now is to wait on the government and see what happens. We hope we don't get to a state where there is a total shutdown," Moseki added.

Moseki, though is confident that their bio-bubbles are more than adequate to pass muster for the India series. After the controversy of the England series last year, subsequent bio-bubbles smoothly hosted the series against Sri Lanka and Pakistan.

"Our bio-bubbles are very strong because you need to remember the England one that ended up being a disaster. We jacked up our bio-bubbles after that and the spectator matter is something that's not in our control," Moeski said.