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SPORT IS A UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE, WHAT A GREAT OPPORTUNITY

by
The Cricket Paper Team
22 February 2019

ISABELLE WE S TBURY

Having a chat: Shannon Gabriel and Joe Root confront each other PICTURE: Getty Images

Over the past few weeks there have been a few incidents to which our immediate reaction has been a shake of the head, a groan even, as we sigh in despair at the attitudes and actions of some within cricket. On reflection, however, we might come to appreciate them.
Sport is a universal language; it crosses continents, genders and cultures. Most values are shared across these divides – thou shalt not kill, steal, lie etc.etc. Some are less unequivocal. It is towards these that...