▁Series ▁between ▁Pakistan ▁and ▁India ▁for ▁sevent een ▁years , ▁all ▁the ▁Pack er ▁players ▁were ▁included . ▁Ost ens ibly , ▁India ▁were ▁not ▁involved ▁as ▁yet , ▁but ▁rum ours ▁ab ounded ▁that ▁their ▁captain ▁B ish an ▁Bed i ▁and ▁star ▁b ats man ▁Sun il ▁G av ask ar ▁had ▁signed ▁W SC ▁options . ▁ ▁New ▁Zealand ' s ▁chief ▁administrator , ▁Walter ▁Had lee , ▁had ▁advoc ated ▁a ▁comprom ise ▁from ▁the ▁start . ▁Now ▁he ▁had ▁no ▁ob jection ▁to ▁W SC ▁making ▁a ▁brief ▁tour ▁of ▁his ▁country ▁in ▁November , ▁nor ▁was ▁he ▁going ▁to ▁stop ▁the ▁K iw is ' ▁best ▁player , ▁his ▁son ▁Richard , ▁from ▁appearing ▁with ▁W SC . ▁The ▁South ▁Afr icans , ▁subject ▁to ▁an ▁international ▁boy c ott ▁caused ▁by ▁the ▁apart heid ▁policy ▁of ▁their ▁government , ▁were ▁keen ▁to ▁see ▁their ▁individual ▁cr ick eters ▁comp ete ▁with ▁the ▁world ' s ▁best . ▁Some ▁were ▁prepared ▁to ▁acc laim ▁South ▁Africa ▁as ▁the ▁best ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁world ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁the ▁performances ▁of ▁some ▁of ▁their ▁players ▁in ▁W SC . ▁Meanwhile , ▁W SC ▁continued ▁to ▁up ▁the ▁st akes ▁for ▁the ▁emb att led ▁AC B , ▁option ing ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁young ▁Austral ians ▁and ▁signing ▁more ▁over se as ▁players : ▁they ▁now ▁had ▁well ▁over ▁ 5 0 ▁cr ick eters ▁under ▁contract . ▁After ▁organ ising ▁the ▁t ours ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand ▁and ▁the