Abdullah719
T20I Captain
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The South African players have left the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL). The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had asked the Cricket South Africa (CSA) to extend their stay till at least May 15 (by when the league stage would be over) but the CSA stuck to its original deadline of May 7. The CSA’s refusal to pay heed to the BCCI request comes at a time when the Indian board’s influence at the international level is at an all-time low.
As is well known, the BCCI’s word did not prevail in the International Cricket Council (ICC) fora where it was outvoted 1-9 and recently Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) sent a legal notice to the BCCI. There were 10 South Africans in the IPL 10 -- Chris Morris (DD), Kagiso Rabada (DD), Hashim Amla (KXIP), David Miller (KXIP), Faf du Plessis (RPS), Imran Tahir (RPS), AB de Villiers (RCB) and Tabraiz Shamsi (RCB) -- and among the sides, Rising Pune Supergiant (RPS) would, perhaps, be the worst affected by the South Africans’ exit.
Tahir was Pune’s best bowler and his absence could be badly felt by the Supergiants, who would feel further pinch when Ben Stokes, the team’s other key player, would have to leave after May 14. There was apparently requests from a few teams, including Mumbai Indians, to allow the English players to play the play-offs but the English media reported that Andrew Strauss, the director of England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), declined permission.
Kings XI Punjab and Delhi Daredevils too will miss the South Africans. Amla was Mohali side’s batting mainstay and their hopes of qualifying for the playoffs could take a jolt just as Delhi’s, whose key players – Morris and Rabada – have left. AB de Villiers has always been a top draw in the IPL but with Royal Challengers Bangalore out of reckoning, there won’s be much damage to the Bangalore side.
So, the play-offs, which start on May 16, will be without the South Africans and the English players but the Australians, Kiwis, West Indians and the Afghans will be available till the end of the league. The final will be played on May 21 in Hyderabad.
http://ahmedabadmirror.indiatimes.c...oesnt-relax-deadline/articleshow/58581925.cms
As is well known, the BCCI’s word did not prevail in the International Cricket Council (ICC) fora where it was outvoted 1-9 and recently Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) sent a legal notice to the BCCI. There were 10 South Africans in the IPL 10 -- Chris Morris (DD), Kagiso Rabada (DD), Hashim Amla (KXIP), David Miller (KXIP), Faf du Plessis (RPS), Imran Tahir (RPS), AB de Villiers (RCB) and Tabraiz Shamsi (RCB) -- and among the sides, Rising Pune Supergiant (RPS) would, perhaps, be the worst affected by the South Africans’ exit.
Tahir was Pune’s best bowler and his absence could be badly felt by the Supergiants, who would feel further pinch when Ben Stokes, the team’s other key player, would have to leave after May 14. There was apparently requests from a few teams, including Mumbai Indians, to allow the English players to play the play-offs but the English media reported that Andrew Strauss, the director of England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), declined permission.
Kings XI Punjab and Delhi Daredevils too will miss the South Africans. Amla was Mohali side’s batting mainstay and their hopes of qualifying for the playoffs could take a jolt just as Delhi’s, whose key players – Morris and Rabada – have left. AB de Villiers has always been a top draw in the IPL but with Royal Challengers Bangalore out of reckoning, there won’s be much damage to the Bangalore side.
So, the play-offs, which start on May 16, will be without the South Africans and the English players but the Australians, Kiwis, West Indians and the Afghans will be available till the end of the league. The final will be played on May 21 in Hyderabad.
http://ahmedabadmirror.indiatimes.c...oesnt-relax-deadline/articleshow/58581925.cms
