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The England men’s captain Ben Stokes says he is “deeply sorry” to those who have experienced racism, sexism and other forms of discrimination in cricket – and acknowledged that the game needs to become more inclusive and diverse.
Stokes said he had not yet had time to read the damning 317-page Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket report, which found that racism was “entrenched” in the sport, and that women are treated as “subordinate” to men, but promised that England’s players would do all they could to ensure that cricket was “a sport for everyone.”
Written by Sean Ingle
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