English Cricket is Racist, Sexist and Elitist, Bombshell Report Reveals
variety.comNaman Ramachandran In the midst of the England-Australia Ashes cricket series that is scoring record viewership for Sky Sports, a bombshell report has revealed that rot runs deep in the sport in England.
The report, published on Tuesday by the Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket (ICEC), was commissioned by the England Cricket Board (ECB) in 2021 after the Equality and Human Rights Commission was called upon to conduct a formal investigation into allegations of racism in English cricket.
More than 4000 people responded to the ICEC’s call for evidence. 87% of Pakistani and Bangladeshi respondents, 82% of Indian respondents and 75% of Black respondents told the survey that they have experienced discrimination.
The damning report, titled Holding Up A Mirror To Cricket, states that racism is entrenched in cricket. The game’s structures lead to racial disparities and discrimination and the ICEC heard many examples of stereotyping, exclusion and racist behaviour.
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