MUMBAI: Cricket South Africa (CSA) has written to the International Cricket Council (ICC) asking it to consider the financial losses less wealthy cricket boards have to incur when tours do not take place as planned.
The letter comes on the back of Cricket Australia (CA) pulling out of South Africa tour “at the eleventh hour”, in which both teams were slated to play three Tests.
In the letter, South Africa has termed Australia’s decision “against the spirit of sportsmanship”, with implications for the credibility of the World Test Championship (WTC), ESPNCricinfo reported.
The letter also raises concerns that this decision by Australia will have a serious impact on the financial well-being of less-wealthy ICC members.
As per ESPNCricinfo, CSA has not lodged a formal complaint and it has sent its letter as a means of opening communication about finding the best possible outcome to maintain international cricket schedule during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Earlier this month, Australia indefinitely pulled the plug on its three-match Test tour of South Africa due to what it termed was an “unacceptable” coronavirus risk. The Australian board had said that travelling from Australia to South Africa at this current time would have had an unacceptable level of health and safety risk to the visiting players.
