Racism In Cricket

ECB CEO Tom Harrison vows 'tangible change' in English cricket amid worsening racism scandal

Harrison faced fresh criticism for his response to revelations of racism by former Yorkshire player Azeem Rafiq after they both spoke in front of a parliamentary committee this week.

Essex cricket chairman John Faragher quits over racism allegations

John Faragher, who stepped down on Thursday, denies the allegations against him, which relate to an Essex board meeting in 2017, but the club are looking into why the incident was not fully and independently investigated at the time.

New Yorkshire chairman praises Azeem Rafiq for speaking out on racism

Pakistan-born Rafiq has accused Yorkshire of failing to deal adequately with racist abuse he suffered while playing for the county, saying he had been driven to thoughts of suicide.

T20 World Cup 2021: Quinton de Kock takes the knee on return to the South African side

Alongside De Kock, who returned to the playing XI for the Super 12 game against Sri Lanka, his South African teammates and the on-field umpires were also seen taking the knee, in support of the 'Black Lives Matter' (BLM) movement.

T20 World Cup 2021: Quinton de Kock resolutely stands on the wrong side of history

The act of taking a knee is of course a personal one and critics will argue that it could never reach its stated aims of eradicating racism through awareness alone. Often it can feel hollow and inept.

T20 World Cup 2021: Quinton de Kock refuses to take knee, withdrawn from team

De Kock refused to take a knee in South Africa's Test series in the West Indies earlier this year.

Temba Bavuma says Quinton de Kock's withdrawal 'did kind of take us back as a team'

Following CSA's directive to its players to take the knee in support of the 'Black Lives Matter' movement, de Kock withdrew from the Super 12 game, laying bare the growing internal tension on the matter.

Azeem Rafiq warns Yorkshire his story of enduring racism and bullying will be 'told to the world'

On Monday, Rafiq appeared to hint he would not continue the dispute but not before sharing details of the allegations he made.

Pressure mounts on Mark Boucher as assistant coach Enoch Nkwe resigns before Sri Lanka tour

Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced Nkwe's resignation late on Tuesday despite, it claimed, having made "every effort to retain his services."

'We weren't a team', former South Africa cricketers make damning revelations on racial discrimination in Proteas camp

An independent ombudsman, advocate Dumisa Ntsebeza, has heard testimony from some prominent former players, including Ashwell Prince and Paul Adams.