South Africa not confirmed for Zimbabwe tri-series

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Zimbabwe tri-series 2009

South Africa not confirmed for Zimbabwe tri-series

Cricinfo staff

March 25, 2009

South Africa's participation in a tri-series with Zimbabwe and India in Zimbabwe in July is not confirmed, according to Cricket South Africa.

"It's way too premature for India to confirm that this series is going ahead," CSA chief executive Gerald Majola said. "Zimbabwe have spoken to CSA about it but our board still needs to decide whether to reinstate bilateral relations with Zimbabwe."

The South African board suspended cricketing ties with Zimbabwe in June 2008 because of political trouble in the country, but Majola's comments seem rather strange given that as he was making them, a Zimbabwe A team was playing a match in Pretoria.

Tony Irish, the chief executive of the South African Cricketers Association, also had not heard anything official. "We have not heard anything officially," Irish told Supersport website. "It's definitely not part of the international tour programme [FTP]."

However, a Zimbabwe Cricket spokesman told Cricinfo last Thursday that "the third side in the triangular involving India will be South Africa".

Zimbabwe are faced with a barren schedule after Sri Lanka cancelled their series this month and then New Zealand's tour, pencilled in for July, was postponed for a year by mutual agreement.

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Not so promising news...

It would be always very productive for the young players of Zimbabwe's prospective,if they played against South Africa.

But Zimbabwe can involve an associate side if South Africa cancells the tour.It will also ensure the place of Zimbabwe in the final match against India.

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Zimbabwe Tour not Confirmed
Thursday, 26 March 2009 22:51

SOUTH Africa’s participation in a tri-series with Zimbabwe and India in Zimbabwe in July is not confirmed, according to Cricket South Africa.

“It’s way too premature for India to confirm that this series is going ahead,” CSA chief executive Gerald Majola said. “Zimbabwe have spoken to CSA about it but our board still needs to decide whether to reinstate bilateral relations with Zimbabwe.”

The South African board suspended cricketing ties with Zimbabwe in June 2008 because of political trouble in the country.

Tony Irish, the chief executive of the South African Cricketers Association, also had not heard anything official.

“We have not heard anything officially,” Irish told Supersport website. “It’s definitely not part of the international tour programme (FTP).”

Lovemore Banda, the ZC media manager, told Cricinfo: “When the chief executive of CSA responded to the invitation from our CEO, he made it clear that it was subject to confirmation by the board. We are waiting for that board deliberation of the matter, and are hopeful that South Africa will take part in our tournament.”

Ashed how, if relations between the two countries were still suspended, a Zimbabwe A side was currently playing in South Africa, Banda said that it was “not really a resumption of bilateral relations because we sent the A side to play against Canada and Ireland in response to an invitation from the Africa Cricket Association, which has its headquarters in South Africa”. — Cricinfo