Prashant Shridhar
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Harare: A cloud of uncertainty
prevailed over India's forthcoming
tour of Zimbabwe next month with
the country's cricket Board saying
that the series could be postponed
to next year if the ongoing issues
between the BCCI and broadcaster
Ten Sports are not resolved on
time.
Zimbabwe Cricket said in a press
release that it was hopeful of going
ahead with India's tour of the
country next month and it was in
constant contact with both the BCCI
and Ten Sports to resolve the
issues before the series.
India are scheduled to play three
ODIs and two T20 Internationals in
Zimbabwe from July 10.
"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 said.
"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 said in the release.
ZC said Manase and CEO Wilfred
Mukondiwa will discuss these
issues with their BCCI counterparts
on the sidelines of the ICC Annual
Conference, which will be held in
Bridgetown, Barbados, from June 22
to 26.
The release also said that ZC was
yet to approach the local
immigration authorities for the
facilitation of visas because the
memorandum of understanding of
the tour was still being worked out
between the two Boards.
"Cricket is a national sport and ZC
enjoys a cordial relationship with all
relevant government offices so the
acquisition of visas is not an issue.
The substantive issues are what we
will discuss in Barbados," Manase
said.
prevailed over India's forthcoming
tour of Zimbabwe next month with
the country's cricket Board saying
that the series could be postponed
to next year if the ongoing issues
between the BCCI and broadcaster
Ten Sports are not resolved on
time.
Zimbabwe Cricket said in a press
release that it was hopeful of going
ahead with India's tour of the
country next month and it was in
constant contact with both the BCCI
and Ten Sports to resolve the
issues before the series.
India are scheduled to play three
ODIs and two T20 Internationals in
Zimbabwe from July 10.
"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 said.
"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 said in the release.
ZC said Manase and CEO Wilfred
Mukondiwa will discuss these
issues with their BCCI counterparts
on the sidelines of the ICC Annual
Conference, which will be held in
Bridgetown, Barbados, from June 22
to 26.
The release also said that ZC was
yet to approach the local
immigration authorities for the
facilitation of visas because the
memorandum of understanding of
the tour was still being worked out
between the two Boards.
"Cricket is a national sport and ZC
enjoys a cordial relationship with all
relevant government offices so the
acquisition of visas is not an issue.
The substantive issues are what we
will discuss in Barbados," Manase
said.
