South Africa is planning to host rescheduled tours by Australia and England in 2023, Cricket South Africa (CSA) director of cricket Graeme Smith confirmed on Friday.
The Australia Test series, which was called off in February last year due to concerns surrounding Covid-19, is scheduled to be played in August 2023, while England have to complete the three-match ODI series in the winter of 2022-23. have to visit. As per the ESPNcricinfo report, it was postponed in December 2020 due to similar reasons.
Notably, Cricket Australia chief executive Nick Hockley had also earlier indicated that a window for 2023 had been agreed by both the boards.
“England, I think, is around February-March next year and then Australia in August 2023 to replace [Test series postponed in 2021], It will be announced soon,” Smith said during an interview by the host broadcaster, SuperSport, during the Cape Town Test against India.
Not playing during the pandemic affects CSA’s bottom line – Australia’s cancellation caused a loss of Rand 30 million (US$2 million) to Rand 40 million (US$2.6 million), while England made it through limited overs The return is halved. The tour meant a US$1.5 million hit on the TV rights.
The former South Africa captain admitted that with a lot of white-ball cricket being played these days, it is very challenging to reschedule a series lost due to COVID-19.
“With losing the series to Covid and the challenge is that you have eight white-ball incidents in eight years, you have got an extension of the IPL – trying to fit your calendar cycle is a big challenge for everyone. So you need to review, you need to keep up with the times. And you need to make sure we keep South African cricket on the map,” Smith said.
“Our team – both men and women – need to perform well and be recognized and people want us to play. But we need to make sure that South Africa is at the fore when things are happening in world cricket. “
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