With the days coming up for multinational T20 tournaments in countries like Australia, UAE, and South Africa, it is evident that the drafted players are up for a long month of continuous cricketing action. And by this, several matches might get rescheduled or canceled.
On that note, as per some reports, the scheduled One-Day and Test series between South Africa and Australia would get canceled if not rescheduled. It's because the organizers of the new T20 tournament had refused to permit players to stay in Australia post the Sydney test.
Based on the schedules of the T20 tournaments, the top heads of Cricket South Africa (CSA) have said to Cricket Australia (CA) that it is not feasible to conduct the three ODIs as scheduled in Mid-January.
"Whilst the timing of the ODI series against South Africa is set out in the future tours program, we have had a recent request from Cricket South Africa to reconsider the dates of the three games, but have been unable to find alternative dates as yet," said Nick Hockley, the Chief Executive of Cricket Australia.
The scenario has left the Cricket South Africa Board & Cricket Australia board perplexed, especially in the 2023 World Cup qualifications. Also, the ICC has intervened in this matter and has called for a dispute resolution, if both the boards don't find the alternative dates. But if the hosts, the Australian board, decline the proposed dates by CSA, then the series would get canceled, and the league points get shared.
As per the recent publishing made by Cricbuzz, the BBL aims to be the second-best franchise-based tournament after the IPL. And they believe that the South African cricketing stars might play a crucial role in it. As the Men's Australian camp has a busy cricketing schedule, the BBL is also working on the availability of the top Aussie player, as their participation adds the cherry to the cake.
Currently, Cricket Australia and the association are working on solutions where the BBL contracted players can play the franchise-based tournament and simultaneously are available for the International matches.