NEIL MANTHORP: Test-playing nations scramble to salvage what revenue they can
The cricket world — except India — has been in trouble for a long time and now they could go over the edge of the cliff
29 June 2020 - 17:33
Cricket SA’s wilting finances will not receive the desperately needed boost that administrators had hoped for from a fleeting tour in August by the Indian men’s team, coming to SA for three T20 Internationals — but hopes remain high that it will still take place in March 2021.
The fixtures are worth $10m (R173m) in television rights fees and would make a huge difference to the organisation as it heads towards a deficit of R450m by the end of this four-year TV rights cycle. ..
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