South Africa to tour West Indies for two Tests, five T20Is in June
FirstpostCricket South Africa director of cricket Graeme Smith said South Africa would play two Test matches and five Twenty20 internationals in the Caribbean during a tour which will start in early June at venues which had still to be finalised. Johannesburg: South Africa will tour the West Indies at the start of an intensive build-up to the T20 World Cup, which is scheduled for India in October, the national federation announced on Thursday. “The challenges India are facing as a country are immense.” Smith said he wanted South Africa to field their best possible team at the World Cup. “The duty of care they have shown in getting everyone home has been exemplary,” he said adding that all of the South African players and coaching staff involved in the IPL would be back in South Africa by Friday.