Riaz: Robinson scandal could be groundbreaking

By Richard Edwards

AS Joe Root said, cricket has had to face up to some ugly truths over the past week – but Gulfraz Riaz, the chairman of the National Asian Cricket Council (NACC) believes that the Ollie Robinson scandal could be a catalyst for change.
Robinson’s tweets and the subsequent unearthing of others with racist and sexist undertones have brought widespread condemnation across the sport and beyond. The storm created by the Sussex fast bowler has once again brought the subject of racism to the fore, but Riaz argues that this isn’t simply an issue that cricket...

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