India in SA : 2013 DEC

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South Africa is considering expanding the Test part of touring Indias full series next summer, and it is believed that Cricket South Africa (CSA) is already in talks with their Indian counterparts to stretch the Test series from three to four matches. Graeme SmithAs things stand on the International Cricket Council [ Images ]ÃÔ Future Tours Programme (FTP), the teams are due to play three Tests at the height of the 2013/14 season, as many as seven one-day internationals, and two Twenty20 [ Images ] contests, but now the programme may be revised, presumably with some clipping of the ODI agenda, to feature four Tests, Sports24 reports. Click here! According to senior cricket writer Rob Houwing, CSA is keen to maximise resurgent public interest in Graeme Smith [ Images ]ÃÔ currently No 1-ranked Test side, and enlarge the home Test programme for 2013/14 from six to seven Tests with Australia also due to visit the rainbow nation nearer the end of the season for three Tests. After the current series against Pakistan is completed, the Proteas have a hiatus in Test activity for several months, the paper reported. South Africa only return to Test action at the start of the 2013/14 season in October, and that is initially away to Pakistan in the neutral United Arab Emirates When asked if he was disappointed at the lengthy gap for his raging Test charges after the end of the home obligations against Pakistan, captain Smith replied they would get to know how schedules work, adding some years there are more Tests, and other years there are more ODIs and T20s, saying the schedule has its ebbs and flows. Smith added there is a bigger break this year, but series against Pak in UAE will be a big challenge for us as No 1, and he also said he expects those conditions to spin. Smith further said there is talk of the India series now having more Tests in it, so thatÃÔ exciting.

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[kubrickian]

:yay: I would rather India go there and play tough test cricket and even lose rather than stay here and win another meaningless ODI series with Sri Lanka. It may even bring the best out of some of the younger cricketers.

[yoda]

I say cancel it.

[Clarke]

All I can hope for is some good coach & captain combination that can work towards good preparation much in advance. If that were to happen, we can at least avoid a whitewash. PS: the current pair sucks @r$3.

[surajmal]

Are people losing interest in this team? I've become completely apathetic and frankly, until the bring in the new crop, I will stay that way.

[Pagalpanti]

Why do we tour SA again? Shouldn't they tour us?

[saneindian]

Need two teams, one for first set of 2-0, another for the next 2-0.

[JaFanatic]

Need two teams' date=' one for first set of 2-0, another for the next 2-0.[/quote'] :cantstop:

[StatsRock]

Need two teams' date=' one for first set of 2-0, another for the next 2-0.[/quote'] And plenty of replacements, for those reporting injuries after Test 1 and Test 3 :hysterical: :hysterical:

[game_changerr]

Need two teams' date=' one for first set of 2-0, another for the next 2-0.[/quote'] :hysterical::hysterical:

[Marut]

India in SA : 2013 DEC

Need two teams' date=' one for first set of 2-0, another for the next 2-0.[/quote'] :hysterical: India and India A fit the bill. I am almost sure India will go down 2-0 but I think India A may prevent 2-0.