CSA and BCCI in talks for a Gandhi-Mandela series

CSA and BCCI in talks for a Gandhi-Mandela series: Cricket South Africa (CSA) and the Board for Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) are in talks for organizing a Gandhi-Mandela series that will be played in both countries within the next couple of years. This series will see two dominant sides battling out in the longer format of the game. This series guarantees quality entertainment as both sides are evenly matched.

CSA Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat made this announcement during the launch of new kit of South African team. He said: “India has really warmed up to the idea of making a sort of an icon series between South Africa and India. So we will play four Tests in India and they will come back in 2018 and will play the equivalent. We want to style it as the Mandela- Gandhi series. We are working on that now to develop the details of the icon series.”

Lorgat praised the competence and temperament of the South African stars by saying, “They are very sought after amongst all of the professional leagues, including the IPL. They are certainly capable of capturing the imagination of South Africa and the world.”

The CSA Chief also said that the new kit will be handy as the Proteas will play plenty of cricket in the subcontinent these days. He further added that, “Once upon a time we would wear anything and it did not really matter, but these days there is actually technology that goes into producing the kit and that makes a difference.”

Lorgat emphasized on CSA’s efforts to strengthen their side by including more black players. “We have become a bit more aggressive in the transformation space and we make no apologies for that – it’s the right thing to do, for two reasons. There is a moral obligation to get things right and equally if we want to sustain ourselves as the number one Test team in the world we must draw from a much wider pool,” Lorgat concluded.

Fans will witness a mouth watering contest when these two cricketing giants take on each other. The name “Gandhi-Mandela series” also adds an extra flavor to it.