Johannesburg, February 13:

The tension between South African cricket bosses and the coach that was threatening the Bangladesh tour has been resolved, but commentators here feel that it is likely to flare up again when the team for the tour of India in March has to be selected.

The fight is over the number of coloured players who should be in the Proteas squad, as per Cricket South Africa (CSA) policy. This has come up against the practice of selecting the squad on merit alone, a practice supported strongly by team coach Mickey Arthur.

The South African squad prepared to leave here today for a tour of Bangladesh after a veto of the team composition last week by the CSA president, advocate Norman Arendse, led to some unnamed players allegedly threatening to boycott the tour in support of Arthur.

Arendse was at loggerheads with Arthur, who claimed that there was undue interference in the selectors’ choices, while Arendse said he was merely implementing CSA policy.

After complaints were lodged with the CSA by both Arendse and Arthur against each other, it fell on a meeting of the South African cricket body’s general council Monday to make a final call as the announcement of the team to Bangladesh was delayed. There are concerns that the problem will rear its head again when the selectors have to decide on the So-uth African side for a tour of India in March and April, following the Bangladesh tour.