Ismail Dawood hopes discrimination claim against ECB will lead to lasting change
December 31 2020, 3.19pm
Ismail Dawood (pictured in wicketkeeping action for Yorkshire) hopes a discrimation claim against the ECB will bring about lasting change (Nick Potts/PA Images).
Former umpire Ismail Dawood hopes his role in a discrimination claim against the England and Wales Cricket will help move the sport from “convenient truths” and “fancy rhetoric” towards meaningful and lasting change.
Dawood and former Test official John Holder are seeking damages from the governing body and a ruling under the 2010 Equality Act relating to alleged systemic racism at the organisation.