Cricket South Africa (CSA) has its hopes pinned on the month-long IND vs SA series to cover $6.3 million in losses. With no India tour since December 2021 the Covid-19 pandemic, CSA has been incurring losses. But the India vs South Africa series is all set to generate a whopping $68.7 million for three T20Is, three ODIs and two Test matches. It will be enough to cover losses for three years and sustain Protean cricket for three years.
Apart from the senior team matches, there is also a shadow tour with India A facing South Africa A in two four-day First Class matches.
IND vs SA income breakdown
- $68.7 million in total
- $8.6 million per match
- $2.29 million per day
As per a Cricbuzz report, Cricket South Africa has incurred losses of $6.3 million, $10.5 million and $11.7 million in the last three years, respectively.
All eyes on India vs South Africa
While India Cricket Team is the real money-spinner for teams such as England and South Africa, for Team India, it’s a crucial series.
India Cricket Team lost the ODIs and Test series last time on the tour and they will look to erase that memory. Following the end of the series, Virat Kohli stepped down from Test captaincy.
Now, there will be three different captains in three different formats for India Cricket Team. Suryakumar Yadav will lead in T20s while KL Rahul will captain the ODI side. Rohit Sharma will return to lead the Test team.
While the focus is not on ODIs for now, both the T20 and Test series are important. The three T20Is will offer insight into how the team could look in T20 World Cup 2024. As for the Test side, winning the two matches will help India Cricket Team strengthen its position on the WTC Points Table.
