Cricket-Row delays naming South Africa squad for Bangladesh tour

DURBAN, South Africa, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Disagreement between South Africa's selectors and administrators has delayed naming the squad to tour Bangladesh this month.

The list of players was due to be decided in a teleconference on Tuesday but the announcement was deferred after Cricket South Africa (CSA) president Norman Arendse refused to approve the selectors' decision.

"If two of the players selected for Bangladesh are not fit and will undergo fitness tests on Monday, why don't we wait until Monday before we announce the squad?" Arendse told Reuters on Wednesday.

Arendse said he was referring to batsman Neil McKenzie, who tore a calf muscle in the second test against West Indies in Cape Town last month, and fast bowler Andre Nel, who has been struggling with a sore neck.

Arendse denied reports that he wanted two players who were apparently not in the squad, opening batsman Herschelle Gibbs and fast bowler Monde Zondeki, to be included.

"At no stage did I say I'm insisting on Gibbs and Zondeki," Arendse said. "I did not mention their names."