Proteas captain Dean Elgar says his players have turned a stream of “bad news” about the country’s cricket into an advantage by forming a strong bond within their dressing room.
Proteas fast bowler Anrich Nortje has been ruled out of the Test series against India due to a persistent injury.
CSA and the BCCI have made a joint decision to “protect the players and the tour” by not making tickets available for any of the matches between the Proteas and India this summer.
No tickets will be sold for the first Test between the Proteas and India at SuperSport Park in Centurion from 26 December.
India arrived in Johannesburg on Thursday and headed straight for their bio-secure base at the start of a curtailed South Africa tour.
Proteas fast bowler Duanne Olivier says his comment in 2019 about wanting to play for England was taken out of context.
Australia crushed England by nine wickets to win the first Ashes Test in style just after lunch on day four at the Gabba on Saturday.
Joe Root and Dawid Malan batted through the final session to give England hope in the opening Ashes Test against Australia at the Gabba on Friday.
England were bowled out for 147 on the first day of the first Ashes Test in Brisbane, with Pat Cummins taking 5-38 on his captaincy debut.
Duanne Olivier has been included in a 21-man Proteas squad for the Test series against India.