India-South Africa internationals cancelled over virus
India on Friday called off two remaining one-day internationals against South Africa due to the coronavirus pandemic, the cricket board said.
The to begin the three-match series in Dharamsala on Thursday was beaten up without a ball being bowled.
Another game was scheduled for Lucknow on Sunday followed by the last one in Kolkata on Wednesday.
"Cricket South Africa will visit India at a later time to play three one-day internationals," the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said in a statement, adding a revised schedule will be worked out soon.
The games were called off hours after the BCCI postponed the start of the money-spinning Indian Premier League Twenty20 tournament till April 15.
The eight-team competition was to start on March 29.
The BCCI had on Thursday announced that both matches against South Africa will be played without spectators because of the virus.
India, the world's second most populous country after China, has reported 81 cases so far with one death from COVID-19.
