Now even just speaking in some of these terms almost sounds absurd, let alone actually implementing the transformation policy. But there is method to Cricket South Africa’s ‘madness’, writes Ashfak Mohamed.
Cricket is an expensive sport, making it difficult for black African batters such as Proteas captain Temba Bavuma to reach the top of SA cricket. Photo: AFPThe latest quotas drama in South African cricket has reared its ugly head, with the Warriors being docked five log points and fined heavily for failing to field three black African players in a 1-Day Cup match.
Now even just speaking in these terms almost sounds absurd, let alone actually implementing this transformation policy. But there is method to Cricket SA’s ‘madness’. In fact, it was even worse in previous decades, despite ‘unity’ being achieved in 1991, which saw a South African side travel to India for three one-day internationals.
My brother and I termed it the ‘Gareth Flusk Syndrome’ – that is, a player of colour not being given a fair opportunity as a batter or bowler, but being selected in the starting XI.Flusk, a fast bowler, batted No 11 in both innings, and only bowled eight overs out of 119 in WP’s first innings, and none in their second innings of 73.4 overs.
Many cricket fans on social media, though, have complained that quotas should be done away with, and that merit selection should be the only policy.
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