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    "editor1": "<p><strong>Johannesburg, Aug 1:&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;Cricket South Africa&#39;s (CSA) director of cricket Graeme Smith on Saturday confirmed that team&#39;s tour of West Indies has been postponed indefinitely in the wake of coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The series was initially set to be held in the Caribbean Islands between July 23 and August 16 and would have involved two Tests and five T20Is. Earlier, South Africa&#39;s tour of Sri Lanka in June was also put on hold due to the ongoing crisis.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Smith raised concerns with respect to the Indian Premier League (IPL) being held in September. He stated that there is no time to fit in a series considering players will have to travel to UAE, which was earlier announced as the venue for the 13th edition of the cash-rich league.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;West Indies (tour) has been postponed indefinitely. We&#39;re struggling to find time now, with the IPL being fitted in,&quot; Smith told reporters via videoconference as per Cricbuzz.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;It looks like our players are going to be needed from the beginning of September, government permitting and travel permitting,&quot; he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Smith also pointed towards November as a possible date for normalcy to return. He hinted that CSA will try to reschedule series, which were postponed because of coronavirus, from that month onwards.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;Probably from November onwards, if all goes well with the pandemic, it&#39;s going to be a really busy period for South African cricket; probably playing in times that we haven&#39;t played before and trying to cram in a lot of the missed tours that have taken place,&quot; Smith said.<\/p>\r\n",
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