BeautifulGame Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 India are on the verge of bumping Sri Lanka off the schedule for South Africa's next home summer, CSA chief executive Haroon Lorgat has revealed. The move may also affect the India v Pakistan series scheduled for the same 2017-18 New Year period. The international schedule - agreed to by boards in 2014 - had Sri Lanka going to South Africa for a second successive summer, for a three-Test tour. However CSA is now attempting to have India play four Tests, five ODIs and three T20s at that time instead. "I've given an indication to Sri Lanka that that tour is unlikely," Lorgat said. "We've got a very packed season coming up, starting with Bangladesh in the early season. We've got India touring for four Test matches plus five ODIs and three T20s, and then we follow with Australia for four Test matches. It's very unlikely, and I've already given the indication to Sri Lanka that they should avail themselves to someone else." CSA's plans to host India also hinge on the cancellation of the India-Pakistan tour scheduled for that same period. The India-Pakistan series that had been scheduled for December 2015 failed to go ahead due largely to political turmoil between the two nations. The schedule has Pakistan touring India for a three-Test tour at the end of this year, but that encounter is also under serious doubt. Lorgat said the BCCI had not confirmed the proposed tour of South Africa, but he put that down to the administrative upheaval in the India board, following a Supreme Court order earlier this week. "About the tour schedule with India: I'm not reading anything untoward," Lorgat said. "They've got a difficult period that they're going through currently. You would have read the president has been removed and the secretary has been removed. They are in a state of turmoil. I've been assured by them that in the next few weeks they will try and confirm that, but they've got a history of not confirming until a few months or a few weeks before." SLC is aware that CSA wishes to bump them off the schedule, but have limited scope to protest, since next summer's tour does not have a corresponding reciprocal series scheduled in Sri Lanka. Just as Sri Lanka have not been a particularly profitable guest for CSA - gate earnings at the Newlands Test have already been affected by the match failing to go five days - SLC also loses money when South Africa tour for Tests. The ICC does pay the smaller seven Full Member nations biannually from its Test Cricket Fund, in order to protect ties such as the Sri Lanka-South Africa series. However, the boards have generally been underwhelmed by the combined $1.25m paid to them each year as part of this fund. Even a two-Test series is understood to cost most boards more than $1.25m to host. http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1075754.html Don't understand the logic in this though.We are touring SA in Jan-Feb 2018 anyway.So what's the need to bump of Srilanka to invite us. Seems just an excuse to not invite Srilanka again because of the uncompetitiveness of the current . Either way we also need to arrange a new series in Jan-Feb if this is moved forward . Link to comment
Tibarn Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Yes More Tests overseas against the good teams is exactly what I want to see. tweaker, Mosher, express bowling and 1 other 4 Link to comment
Cricketics Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Please invite Pakistan for 5 match series. They are always crying that they need more games. Invite them for 5 matches and put them in their place. AuxiliA, Masquerade, putrevus and 1 other 4 Link to comment
Tibarn Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 1 minute ago, Cricketics said: Please invite Pakistan for 5 match series. They are always crying that they need more games. Invite them for 5 matches and put them in their place. I would pay to see Hafeez vs Steyn again GoldenSun and Cricketics 2 Link to comment
bowl_out Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Australia, England, SA are the only teams worth playing against... And NZ at their home.. SL, Pak, WI have been on the downfall this decade.. Sad, but true. Link to comment
Cricketics Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 20 minutes ago, Tibarn said: I would pay to see Hafeez vs Steyn again I read recently that he is ready to face Steyn "Now". True story, seriosuly. Link to comment
Tibarn Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 15 minutes ago, bowl_out said: Australia, England, SA are the only teams worth playing against... And NZ at their home.. SL, Pak, WI have been on the downfall this decade.. Sad, but true. Our last Lankan series was competitive. Link to comment
bowl_out Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 2 minutes ago, Tibarn said: Our last Lankan series was competitive. We thrashed them 2-1.. We had a poor strategy of playing Rohit ahead of Pujara in the first test.. Herath won the show though.. With Mahela, Sanga, Dilshan gone, Mathews and Chandimal have too much to do. Link to comment
Laaloo Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 28 minutes ago, Cricketics said: Please invite Pakistan for 5 match series. They are always crying that they need more games. Invite them for 5 matches and put them in their place. No thank you. Dont sponsor terrorism. GoldenSun, New guy, Austin 3:!6 and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment
Cricketics Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 35 minutes ago, laaloo said: No thank you. Dont sponsor terrorism. I am talking about saf vs pak as saf need a series. Link to comment
putrevus Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 No wonder CSA wants India.People were mocking Indians for not winning series when they toured overseas to SA,NZ England and Australia. Show me one team which performed better than Indian team while playing away from home.Majority of Indian players were touring for the first time to these countries.India was competitive in all 10 out of thirteen tests although they just won one test, if they had some luck they would have few series also. Australia and South Africa stunk in Asia and India respectively. Australia lost in England too .SA lost at home.England lost to Bangladesh enough said about them. Pakistan and Srilanka are horrible and not even competitive. Link to comment
Unleashed Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 One of Australia, England and Saffers are due to lose against us in their home conditions. I think England will lose against us, not sure about Saffers. Rightarmfast 1 Link to comment
coffee_rules Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 India's best bet to win a series in Eng/SA/Aus is to play a 3 test series or even a 2 test series and win 1 and draw the rest. Link to comment
G_B_ Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 CSA need money to stem the exodus of players..... One India tour will set them up till the kolpak ruling is at an end once UK pulls out of EU This is not about the tests, its about the money making ODIs..... IF its 5 tests expect flat roads so that the tests last 5 days. diga and Soorma_Bhopali 2 Link to comment
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