BCCI secretary to meet Haroon Lorgat to discuss India's tour of South Africa
The meeting has been agreed after several conversations between the two over the past few days as they work towards resolving scheduling issues around the end-of-year tour to South Africa by India.
- NDTVSports
- Updated: September 06, 2013 05:33 PM IST
Board of Control for Cricket in India secretary Sanjay Patel and Cricket South Africa CEO Haroon Lorgat will meet during the upcoming ICC Chief Executives' Committee meeting in Dubai on September 16 and 17 to discuss details of India's tour of South Africa.
The meeting has been agreed after several conversations between the two over the past few days as they work towards resolving scheduling issues around the end-of-year tour to South Africa by India, a CSA media release said on Friday.
With the West Indies to play 2 Tests and 3 ODIs against India, between October 31 and November 27, in what has been widely speculated as the Sachin Tendulkar swansong, it is feared that the India tour to South Africa will be heavily curtailed. India were slated to play 2 T20s, 7 ODIs and 3 Tests starting November 21.
In response to the recent reports, Lorgat said: "There has rightly been concern about reports of a shortened tour by India but I am looking forward to meeting Sanjay so that we can work out the best possible schedule under the present circumstances.
"As custodians we have a responsibility to act in the best interests of the game and all our stakeholders.
"It is clear to me that both our Boards are committed to working together to ensure the wonderful relationship we have had for the past 22 years is strengthened. As South Africans we will always be grateful to the Indian Government for the leading role they played in first enforcing the sports boycott during the dark years of apartheid and later, together with the BCCI, facilitating our return to the world family of cricket nations," said Lorgat.
"While we would not want to disappoint our fans and stakeholders and keep them abreast of developments, we have to follow official communication protocols in dealing with this matter, so we ask for patience and support as we engage our counterparts at the BCCI," added Lorgat.