Dale Steyn does not want the standoff between the BCCI and CSA to result in a curtailed series between India and South Africa later this year as the speedster says the two teams share a “great cricketing rivalry”.
“It would be quite nice if India come to South Africa. There has always been a great rivalry between the two sides,” said Steyn. The BCCI’s decision to invite the West Indies to tour India in November effectively means the schedule for India’s tour to South Africa will have to be shortened.
A final decision in this regard will only be taken after the BCCI’s Annual General Meeting in Chennai on September 29. The BCCI secretary Sanjay Patel and Cricket South Africa CEO Haroon Lorgat had a meeting on the sidelines of the ICC’s Chief Executives conclave in Dubai but the discussions failed to break the deadlock.
The dispute is reported to be fuelled by BCCI’s dissatisfaction that CSA appointed Lorgat to the chief executive position despite objections from BCCI. Lorgat had been at loggerheads with the BCCI.