Centurion: The Indian cricket team gradually increases the intensity of the training when adapting to a higher height ahead of the first test against South Africa from December 26.
India arrived here through rented flight on Friday morning after three hard quarantine days in Mumbai.
The players must isolate the day at a resort here before they have an outside session.
In a video tweeted by BCCI on Saturday, team members including the head coach Rahul Dravid was seen enjoying the footvolley game.
The series took place amid the increase in the threat of Covid-19 after the emergence of Omicron variants in South Africa.
The Indian tour is doubtful because of the prevailing situation but the two councils agreed to continue the tour.
Visitors stayed in a resort that was fully booked for them by South African Cricket to ensure tight bubbles were maintained throughout the series.
Because this is not an ordinary five star hotel, the players have enough open space to move around the property.
The players have vocal about difficult life in bio-bubbles.
The strength and priest of India, Soham Desai provides insight into what the players have done so far.
“We have had three hard quarantine days in Mumbai and 10 hours of long flights and yesterday again quarantine hard here.
So start our skill session will be at high risk for men.” So they just run, stretches, stretches.
Exit and sweating and this game will help bridge the gap between the inactive sessions and skills that we start tomorrow.
“The schedule is also in such a way that we have to leave immediately.
We can only do so much.
The height here is 1400 meters and we come from sea level so that people will take three days to adapt.” Talking about the love of players for Footvolley, Desai added, “This game can now be called the Indian cricket team game.
We gave them many other choices but they finally chose Footvolley.” They like it and they have their own battle in the team for years now.
It helps them focus on the game and live in a happy place.
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