Cricket SA want T20 Global League probe done by next week

Cricket South Africa (CSA) hope to have an internal review on why the T20 Global League failed to launch this year finalised by next week and only after that will they determine whether an wholly independent enquiry is required.

Thabang Moroe, acting chief executive, on Tuesday said the local governing body had aimed for a deadline of “mid-November”.

“At the very latest we want this process done by end November,” he said.

“However, based on the weekly updates that I’ve been getting, it looks like we might just make our deadline of middle this month.”

Moroe, who took over the reigns temporarily after Haroon Lorgat and CSA split by mutual consent, had announced the probe to much scepticism.

At the time, he noted that the board “wasn’t fully appraised” on certain aspects regarding the organising of the tournament by Lorgat.

However, critics then asked whether it would be credible for CSA to do their own investigation when the board clearly didn’t seek to ask questions earlier.

Moroe though defended the course of action.

“What is happening at the moment as far as the enquiry is concerned is an internal audit process,” he said.

“We’ve got two independent companies that are also looking into our affairs from a governance point of view. As far as the enquiry is concerned, once all these three reports, which are independent, are put in front of the board, the board will then have a look at what the reports are saying.”

More pertinently, if that feedback warrants further investigation Moroe assured stakeholders that CSA wouldn’t shy away.

“If the reports point our to the board having to hold an independent enquiry, then the board will surely make that decision,” he said.

“The board obviously has to make the right decision in order to give confidence not only to you guys as the media but to the entire cricketing community.”

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