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Forget the notion that Shoaib Bashir’s visa hold-up is the upshot of some unfortunate clerical oversight. His paperwork has been in the hands of Indian bureaucrats for more than six weeks. The only plausible explanation is that Narendra Modi’s fiercely pro-Hindu regime is making an example of a British Muslim of Pakistani ancestry, one variable over which he has no control. And so, on the eve of the proudest moment of his young career, the rookie off-spinner is stranded in diplomatic limbo. It i

Forget the notion that Shoaib Bashir’s visa hold-up is the upshot of some unfortunate clerical oversight. His paperwork has been in the hands of Indian bureaucrats for over six weeks. The only plausible explanation is that Narendra Modi’s fiercely pro-Hindu regime is making an example of a British Muslim of Pakistani ancestry, one variable over which he has no control. And so, on the eve of the proudest moment of his young career, the rookie off-spinner is stranded in diplomatic limbo. It is a s

The ICC rule follows Fifa's, which states that 'basic compulsory equipment must not have any political, religious or personal slogans, statements or images....' Khawaja has vowed to 'fight back'. What ICC deems 'political', he calls 'humanitarian'.

Fifty years ago, the tennis legend appeared at the SA Open as a black man and not an ‘honorary white’ –  a designation the apartheid government used to let sport stars into the country. 

I hope this win by this team goes a long way to not just change but obliterate once and for all this backward mindset that is so detrimental to any chance we have of building and fixing our country with the best that each and every one of us has to offer. We may not all be rugby stars but we al...