South Africa ‘reluctant’ to play Pakistan due to match-fixing row: Report

London: Rattled by the match-fixing allegations against Pakistani cricketers, the South African team is reportedly reluctant to play against them in a series in Abu Dhabi and Dubai next month.

According to a report in ‘The Daily Telegraph’, senior South African cricketers are considering making themselves unavailable for the series. The Proteas are due to play five ODIs, three Tests a couple of Twenty20s against Pakistan next month.

“To say we are reluctant is an understatement,” one senior player told the newspaper.

“Nobody knows what the hell is going in Pakistani cricket and we feel that playing such a high profile series right now – especially in the middle east – is asking for trouble.