Though shying away from admitting structural racism, English cricket has admitted it needs wholesale reform. It’s a start
There is a maxim in modern, systemic approaches to leading organisations through change: “They say that, if you’re not part of the solution, you’re part of the problem. The truth is that, if you don’t acknowledge you’re part of the problem, you can never effectively become part of the solution.”
In the run-up to last week’s hastily convened meeting of cricketing bodies at the Oval, it seemed that the protagonists were preparing to point fingers rather than look in the mirror. That’s why, in an open letter, I stressed that, for me and I believe many others, the only acceptable outcome from the meeting was “A credible statement – with evidence behind it – that you are prepared to acknowledge that the game you love is deeply flawed, and that you’re willing to be held individually and collectively accountable for fixing it”.
Written by Chris Grant
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/nov/26/cricket-has-made-a-start-in-tackling-discrimination-it-must-see-it-through under the title “Cricket has made a start in tackling discrimination – it must see it through | Chris Grant”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
