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HARARE: The Indian team’s tour to Zimbabwe next month has been rendered doubtful with BCCI saying that the limited-overs series could be postponed to next year if the ongoing issues between the board and broadcaster Ten Sports are not resolved anytime soon.
The fatigue of the Indian players, who have been playing continuous cricket over the past six to seven months, may also be another reason for the tour’s likely abandonment.
India was scheduled to play three ODIs and two T20 Internationals in Zimbabwe from July 10.
On Sunday, Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) stated that the board chairman and chief executive officer will look to resolve the issue during their scheduled discussions with BCCI officials on the sidelines of the ICC annual conference, starting in Barbados on Monday.
“There have been reports that an issue over Zimbabwe Cricket’s broadcasting partner is threatening the forthcoming India tour to Zimbabwe. The position is that ZC is in constant contact with both the BCCI and Ten Sports, over issues which should be resolved before the tour,” the ZC release had stated.
“If the matters take too long to resolve, ZC and the BCCI might mutually agree to push the tour to next year,” ZC chairman Wilson Manase had said. (PTI)