Namibian Captain Gerhard Erasmus Makes Special Request To BCCI After CSA Announces T20I Series Against India

India will visit South Africa for a four-match T20I series starting on November 8.

New Delhi: Soon after India’s tour of South Africa was officially made public on Friday, Namibian captain Gerhard Erasmus made a special request to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on a social media. India will play South Africa in a four-match T20I series starting from November 8. It is almost usual for any visiting team to play warm-up games before the actual series.

In regards to that, Erasmus offered India to play the warm-up games against Namibia to prepare for the South African series. “Hey @BCCI, warm-up in Windhoek?” wrote Erasmus on social media platform ‘X’ (formerly Twitter). Associate nations like Namibia do not get to play big teams throughout the year.

Instead, they had to wait for the ICC tournaments like ODI World Cup and T20 World Cup to rub shoulders with the big boys of world cricket. If the BCCI accepts the Namibian offer, it will be a huge moment in the African nation’s cricketing history. Erasmus didn’t stop there.

Hey @BCCI , warm-up in Windhoek? https://t.co/bldca6Mj4X

— Gerhard Erasmus (@gerharderasmus) June 21, 2024

Replying to a fan’s comment, Erasmus urged the BCCI to play two T20Is against Namibia. “And 2 with Namibia please,” he wrote further. India’s only match against Namibia came in 2021 T20 World Cup in Dubai. Batting first, Namibia scored 132/8 in 20 overs with David Weise top-scoring with 26.

For India, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja combined for eight wickets. In reply, India rode on fifties from Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul to romp home with nine wickets to spare.  Meanwhile as far as India’s tour of South Africa is concerned, the series will begin on November 8 at the Hollywoodbets Kingsmead Stadium in Durban.

They will then play in Gqeberha on November 10, Cenution on December 13 and Johannesburg on November 15. India’s short tour has been accommodated between their home Test series against New Zealand and their tour of Australia for the Border-Gavaskar series.