Chennai, South Africa skipper Laura Wolvaardt has called for more Tests in women’s cricket calendar and inclusion of red-ball tournaments in the rainbow nation’s domestic structure, ahead of their one-off Test against India starting here on Friday.
India and South Africa will face off here at Chepauk for only their third Test in history and first in nearly 10 years, a contest for which Wolvaardt conceded her side is not fully prepared for.
While a multi-day red-ball women’s competition was resumed in India last season, South Africa have no such tournaments.
“Most of us don’t have any preparation in the format, since we don’t play domestic four-day cricket. It’s difficult, since I have to leave the balls that I have been cover-driving my whole life, and I still tend to play it by instinct,” Wolvaardt said during a press conference here on Thursday.
Citing the lack of preparation for red-ball cricket fixtures which are few and far between, the star batter even suggested scrapping the format.