Team India’s tour of South Africa is going to start from December 26 at Centurion. The guests will play 3 Tests, followed by several ODIs. Initially, the tour was to begin on 17 December and the teams were to play in all three formats. But in view of the COVID situation in the rainbow nation, BCCI and CSA have mutually agreed to keep the Test and ODI matches and postpone the T20I series.
Despite the fact that the next T20I World Cup is a few months away, India decided to skip the T20I series. Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt had praised this move a lot. Speaking in his latest YouTube video, he said that India has got its priorities. He also speculated that the Men in Blue might play a bilateral series with Australia ahead of the ICC mega event.
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“It’s about priority. Yes, it’s true that it’s the year of the (2022) World Cup but they will get to play a lot of cricket in the IPL. It’s also possible that they reach Australia closer to the World Cup and there (a series). ) play.
“You never know because they have done it in the past and they can make such arrangements. There may be another reason but one thing is for sure that their priority is ODI and Test cricket.
Earlier, in his previous video, the former Pakistan captain explained why India is a successful side in the longest format of the game.
“India is ready for this. If seen, India’s ‘A’ teams go to England, Australia. Even now, they were on a tour of South Africa,” Butt said while answering a fan’s question.
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“I’ll give you an example. A high proportion of Mohammad Siraj’s first-class matches came outside India, where he competed in four-day games. Other countries are not doing the same. They’ve switched to four-day cricket like India. Not sending A team. Earlier you used to see Australia ‘A’ coming to Pakistan, or even Sri Lanka ‘A’ or South Africa ‘A’ coming here.
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