South Africa will not play any Tests in India on their tour in February, Cricket South Africa's chief executive, Gerald Majola, has revealed. South Africa had been scheduled to play a full three-match series but it has emerged that the Tests have been cancelled and only a series of one-day internationals and Twenty20s will now take place.
Majola said the decision to play only limited overs matches against India was made due to a packed calendar and also because the ongoing tour by England could not be rescheduled. "We could not reach an agreement on rescheduling the England series," Majola said.
"We also needed to have our Boxing Day and New Year Tests in place. Next year's schedule is very crowded with the Indian Premier League and the World Twenty20 in the Caribbean. "So we agreed with the Board of Control for Cricket in India that next year's tour would be ODIs only.
"We will play the Tests at a later stage when it's convenient for both countries," he said. India, who overtook South Africa at the top of the International Cricket Council's rankings for Test teams this week, are scheduled to play only two January Tests against Bangladesh until November 2010.
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