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KOLKATA: BCCI interim chief Jagmohan Dalmiya today said it would be nice if Cricket South Africa’s new CEO Haroon Lorgat apologises to the Indian Board to iron out differences between the two Boards.
The BCCI, which had clashed with Lorgat on a number of issues during the latter’s tenure as ICC Chief Executive, was apparently not keen on a full South Africa tour by its team after Lorgat took over the reins in CSA.
“Lorgat is a nice gentleman but it would be nice of him if he apologises,” Dalmiya said.
Meanwhile, Cricket South Africa could lose massive amounts in revenue if India’s tour to the country later this year is shortened.
The BCCI wants a mere two Tests, three ODIs and two Twenty20 matches on the tour, between November and January 2014, instead of the seven ODIs and three Tests.
According to Sport24, the BCCI announced on Sunday that it had given the green light for a previously unscheduled tour of India by the West Indies (comprising both Tests and one-day internationals) in November, while also approving an itinerary for India’s trip to New Zealand which encroaches on the roster for the South Africa tour already revealed by CSA.
The West Indies tour now clearly threatens to overlap with the start of the SA tour, while an itinerary released by the New Zealand authorities on Monday indicates the first ODI against India starting on January 19, that is supposedly the final day of the third and last Test between the Proteas and MS Dhoni’s team at the Wanderers, the report said.
Should the India tour be shortened, Cricket South Africa will suffer financially due to lost revenue from television rights deals.
It could lose as much as 2.5 million rand a day if the tour is shortened, the report said.
