Usman Khawaja: “Getting sledged by opposition players and their parents was the norm”
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Australia batsman Usman Khawaja has revealed that he was deterred from supporting Australia as a child as he was racially abused.
South Africa implemented the racial quota system in September 2016
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South Africa are trying to revolutionise cricket in their country through a racial quota system, but while the idea has been embraced by some, there are also hard questions that must be asked.
“I was very close to walking away after the 2015 World Cup”
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South Africa pace bowler Kyle Abbott has revealed that he came close to quitting international cricket during the 2015 World Cup.
The ECB are expected to hit Gale with a Level 3 charge
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Yorkshire captain Andrew Gale has become the first county cricketer to be charged with racial abuse by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).
“He was abused because he is a Muslim and because of his Pakistan heritage”
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The family of England all-rounder Moeen Ali have announced that they were disgusted after fans booed him during the one-off Twenty20 International against India in Birmingham.
The article suggested that Carberry had been a victim of racial discrimination
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The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have referred The Guardian’s article, in which they interviewed batsman Michael Carberry, to the Press Complaints Commission (PCC) after they were unhappy with the tone and some of the content within the article.
“It was the biggest mistake of my life”
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Australia head coach Darren Lehmann has admitted that his racial outburst against Sri Lanka in 2003 was the “biggest mistake” of his life.
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“Harbhajan was the one there was a problem with, but we got to Mumbai, looked each other in the eye and shook hands and said we’ll make this work”
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has announced that he believes it is “important to move on” from the Monkeygate scandal in 2008.
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Ntini is the only black African to have represented South Africa in more than 100 Test matches
Cricket South Africa have implemented a quota for black African players, whereby all major franchises must now have at least one black player on the field at all times.
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Arthur admitted to accepting a “significant” reduction in the AUD 4 million he had originally asked for
Former Australia coach Mickey Arthur and Cricket Australia have agreed upon an undisclosed financial settlement after the ex-head coach threatened to sue the board over the controversial circumstances surrounding his termination.
