CSA's so-stinky potjie
CSA directors can expect a few bouncers after T20 fiasco
In the wake of the T20 Global tournament’s postponement, the furore about Cricket SA’s contract with a London deal maker is hotting up
A question: "How many Cricket SA (CSA) board members does it take to change a light bulb?" Answer: "Just one, but do you mind waiting while he eats his free lunch first?" The role of CSA’s board members in general — and the five independents Norman Arendse (lead), Louis von Zeuner, Vusi Pikoli, Iqbal Khan and Dawn Mokhobo in particular — is coming increasingly under the spotlight in the wake of the Haroon Lorgat crisis. Lorgat and the board separated two weeks ago, with CSA citing a breakdown of trust. When Lorgat and the organisation "parted ways", the T20 Global, CSA’s money-spinning foray into the T20 market scheduled for early November, was still on the cards. But 10 days ago, the tournament was postponed until 2018. Admittedly, CSA was between a rock and a hard place on the tournament’s future. But the postponement brought considerable damage. CSA is now back in the reputational twilight world they occupied during the latter stages of the Gerald Majola crisis of 2012. Questions...
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