Ajmal Shahzad won one Test cap for England (Gareth Copley/PA)
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Yorkshire’s first British-Asian cricketer, Ajmal Shahzad, has responded to the racism allegations which have engulfed the county for the past six months, revealing he looks back on his Headingley days with fond memories and pride.
Shahzad earned his place in the county’s history books when he made his debut in 2004 and went on to represent England in one Test and 11 one-day internationals before moving on in 2012.
CALLS for an Equality and Human Rights Commission investigation into alleged institutional racism at the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have been formalised with a solicitors’ letter to the chair of the organisation.
Mohammed Patel, who is representing former umpires John Holder and Ismail Dawood in an ongoing employment tribunal claiming claiming systemic discrimination at the ECB, officially served the request to the EHRC today.
Addressing the chair, Baroness Falkner of Margravine, Patel writes: “On behalf of those that instruct me, I will respectfully submit that the England and Wales Cricket Board has to date failed to adopt the policies that they themselves set out to eradicate racism in cricket.
Forensics for Justice founder Paul O’Sullivan is a South African crusader, fighting against the criminally corrupt. Not one to back down from a fight, O’Sullivan admits that his dedication to eradicating crime has resulted in plenty of backlash. Multiple attempts on his life and unlawful arrests were used to block his path, but none have succeeded. In the affidavit below, Paul O’Sullivan says that he believes that the Zondo Commission has only ‘revealed a tip of the iceberg of the rot in this country’. He adds, ‘All South Africans need to remain alert well into the future, to prevent South Africa from becoming a police state’. Here, O’Sullivan lists those individuals who he says will be put ‘on terms’, adding that he will ‘never rest, u
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.