Date-stamped : 24 Dec96 - 06:13 19 December 1996 S. Africa threatens, not to play in Ahmedabad NEW DELHI, Dec. 18: South Africa has refused to play Test cricket in the Indian city of Ahmedabad in future. President of the United Cricket Board of South Africa (UCBSA) Krish Mackerdhuj, quoted by the Press Trust of India, said his team would not return after being beaten there by India during the recent tour. The news came two months after Australia said did not want to play again in New Delhi again. "On our future tours to India, we will not play in Ahmedabad. It has been decided," Mackerdhuj said. Hansie Cronje`s team, who complained bitterly about the pitch at the Motera Stadium in Ahmedabad, lost the match within four days and went on to lose the series 2-1. After the game, Cronje slammed the wicket, crowd behaviour and lack of practice facili- ties at Ahmedabad, saying: "Ahmedabad was a waste of time." Australia, meanwhile, who lost a one-off Test to India in New Delhi in October, had blasted both the wicket and the pollution in the capital. Captain Mark Taylor lashed out at the Kotla wicket after his team`s seven-wicket defeat, saying: "I have played 70-odd tests in my career, but never seen such a wicket where the ball was grounded most of the time." Team manager Cam Battersby later said: "I`ve heard that Delhi is the fourth most polluted city in the world. If that`s so, I`d like to see the other three. "The pollution in Delhi is such that we should give serious consideration before coming back to play any more cricket here." Source :: Dawn (http://xiber.com/dawn) Contributed by The Management (help@cricinfo.com)