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Cape Town - A poll answered by some 6000 cricket fans worldwide has slammed the one-off Twenty20 international between South Africa and India as “shameless profiteering”.
The countries, both coming off typically gruelling schedules, will lock horns at the Wanderers on March 30 in a match only added to Cricket South Africa’s 2011/12 Proteas’ itinerary in the last few days.
It has been billed as a tribute to master South African all-rounder Jacques Kallis, although he last played for his country in the format against West Indies at North Sound in May 2010.
Cricket-specialist website ESPN Cricinfo offered three options for voting, on the topic of the game’s rather sudden addition to the Proteas’ and India’s obligations.
Almost 60% of the 6000 respondents opted for “shameless profiteering”, another 21.79% chose “populist scheduling for television”, whilst only 18.61% took the less cynical route of “good preparation for the ICC World T20”.
That event takes place in Sri Lanka in September and October.
The countries, both coming off typically gruelling schedules, will lock horns at the Wanderers on March 30 in a match only added to Cricket South Africa’s 2011/12 Proteas’ itinerary in the last few days.
It has been billed as a tribute to master South African all-rounder Jacques Kallis, although he last played for his country in the format against West Indies at North Sound in May 2010.
Cricket-specialist website ESPN Cricinfo offered three options for voting, on the topic of the game’s rather sudden addition to the Proteas’ and India’s obligations.
Almost 60% of the 6000 respondents opted for “shameless profiteering”, another 21.79% chose “populist scheduling for television”, whilst only 18.61% took the less cynical route of “good preparation for the ICC World T20”.
That event takes place in Sri Lanka in September and October.
