South Africa refuse to play ODIs in Australia

Melbourne: South Africa's upcoming tour of Australia in December-January will be curtailed as the visitors have sought the ODI matches to be rescheduled because the organisers of the country's domestic T20 tournament have refused to allow players to remain in Australia following the conclusion of the Test series, a report in an Australian publication has claimed.

The report also claimed that the launch of the new UAE T20 league, to be played in January 2023, has further crunched the calendar into which the Big Bash League is attempting to revamp itself with a better quality offering than was seen in recent seasons. That has left Cricket Australia (CA) in a spot of bother looking for dates in an already crowded season.

"With both the South African and UAE leagues to be heavily backed by money flowing out of India, including numerous owners of IPL clubs, there is a serious danger of the BBL being swamped by a tidal wave of cash for players to appear in shorter tournaments," said the report in The Age newspaper.

"In a reminder of the dynamics at play once private ownership is introduced to any sporting ecosystem, Cricket South Africa's leaders have informed Cricket Australia that the new tournament means it "won't be possible" for the three ODIs to be played as scheduled in mid-January," the report said.

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