Cricket South Africa's (CSA) independent board member Norman Arendse SC says the many black players who have played for the national team and those who've turned out in the sport's professional provincial ranks would have never got the opportunity had it not been for racial targets.
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Arendse is back in cricket administration after he was appointed as one of the eight new directors on the innovatve majority independent CSA board. The respected advocate said the status quo remained for a long time and believes the turning point was in 2013 when the Chris Nenzani-led CSA board took office.“We had an indaba and that was a big gathering where all the provinces, coaches, players and sponsors had headline speakers," he said.
“This was a real game changer for our cricket and its benefits can be seen because when you switch on the TV today, you will see that there are many black players playing professional cricket, batting and bowling.”“In 2014/15, the board then introduced a target of six black players in the starting eleven and no less than three black African players.”
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