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A statement released by Cricket Scotland on Friday said: Anjan Luthra has resigned as chair with immediate effect. The organisation thanks Anjan for his ...

Addressing them point by point in public is likely to inflame the situation. "There are a number of inaccuracies within his statement. This is just another example of trying to rewrite the narrative and ignoring the facts. "People make mistakes, but to blame others rather than owning them in any way is disappointing. Key to resolving this situation is rebuilding trust, and strong consultation. Many internally have tried to help with that, but it has fallen on deaf ears.

Anjan Luthra's departure comes following a series of resignations from Cricket Scotland's anti-racism and equality, diversity and inclusion advisory group.

The organisation thanks Anjan for his hard work and input during his time as chair.” Luthra faced criticism after he claimed last week that progress was being made, leading to four members of the advisory group resigning. [Cricket Scotland website](https://www.cricketscotland.com/anjan-luthra-resigns-as-chair-of-cricket-scotland/) said: “Cricket Scotland can announce that Anjan Luthra has resigned as chair with immediate effect.

The media entrepreneur and former Scotland youth international has also aimed criticism at sportscotland.

That support represents an almost doubling of our core investment across the financial year.” I am not prepared to stand by this. “We remain fully committed to helping rebuild Scottish cricket and have provided unprecedented levels of support to Cricket Scotland since publication of the Changing The Boundaries report in July 2022. Luthra also claimed that his board had no control over resolving the referrals over specific allegations of racism because the “current phase is being led by sportscotland” and expressed concern about the “over-involvement of the lobby group and the lack of objectivity in the referral process, which casts doubt on its legitimacy”. I have personally held over c.100 meetings with stakeholders. Luthra claimed tackling the issues arising from the Changing The Boundaries report had been his “top priority” but that it would have been “negligent” to ignore other issues.

Article below contains subject matter that readers may find offensive and distressing; Azeem Rafiq: Seven out of eight charges have been upheld…

I would like to thank the CDC panel and all those involved in working on these important proceedings. Our focus remains on achieving a reasonable sanction, and we will make representations in due course to the CDC panel. "Given the nature of these cases, they have taken a clear toll on everyone involved. As a club, we needed to accept and take accountability for the cultural issues which allowed racist and discriminatory behaviour to go unchallenged. "It has been both difficult and upsetting to hear about the painful experiences which Azeem has described over the past three years. This resolved the club's liability, and we did not attend the CDC hearings in early March. "At times, this process has brought me to the brink of falling out of love with cricket. Despite being criticised by the ECB for not accusing others of lying, I remain of the view that no good can come of that approach. This comes in addition to the other reports, panels and inquiries that found I and others suffered racial harassment and bullying while at Yorkshire. Cricket needs to understand the extent of its problems and address them. Most importantly for me, if there is going to be any good out of it, we've got to really take stock, reflect, learn and the game has got to get better. This is not a case which necessitated a conclusion from the panel that anyone has lied or acted out of malice.

The 2023 competitions have been very successful, with over 50 schools entering across The Indoor Eights' and Chance to Compete Indoor. The structure of these ...

Please see below for a registration link. A special mention also to the umpires who managed the Finals throughout the day. These include Thanet (Ursuline College), Sevenoaks (Sevenoaks School) and then the top 2 schools from each group stage qualified for The County Final, which this year was hosted at The Spitfire Ground in Canterbury.

Former Yorkshire player Azeem Rafiq went public in 2020, saying he had been the victim of racial harassment.

The club was also charged. He categorically denied the charge, which was issued by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). We need to have a word about that.”

On Friday, the ECB's Cricket Discipline Committee (CDC) announced its verdicts on the six players against whom the ECB had brought charges of bringing the ...

Verdict Proved Verdict Not proved between 2008 and 2014 and later. Verdict All proved [John Blain](https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/john-blain-25087), [Andrew Gale](https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/andrew-gale-13533), [Rich Pyrah](https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/rich-pyrah-19127), [Tim Bresnan](https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/tim-bresnan-9310) and [Matthew Hoggard](https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/matthew-hoggard-14236) refused to engage with the disciplinary hearings that took place in March and all but Hoggard denied the charges; Hoggard made qualified admissions. Yorkshire and [Gary Ballance](https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/gary-ballance-232438) admitted to the charges against them before the hearings began.

The 2005 Ashes-winning captain was alleged to have used the term "you lot" when referring to a group of four players of South Asian ethnicity, ...

The Cricket Discipline Commission published its conclusion on Friday following claims by another former Yorkshire player Azeem Rafiq that Vaughan had used ...

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Azeem Rafiq's first complaints to Yorkshire came almost six years ago. Here's how it all unfolded.

“Thirteen months on from me opening my heart out, all that’s changed really is that me and my family have been driven out of the country,” he says. Nov 2021: Gary Ballance admits that he was one of those accused of using racist language by Rafiq, and says he “deeply regrets some of the language I used in my younger years”. “I believe that we are being put forward as scapegoats and I simply will not cooperate in that process.” Harrison stands down as ECB chief executive. Oct 2021: Rafiq is provided with a heavily redacted version of the report. The full report is not published, or provided to Rafiq. Yorkshire issue an apology to Rafiq for “inappropriate behaviour”, but do not admit to institutional racism.

The media entrepreneur and former Scotland youth international has also aimed criticism at sportscotland.

“You can continue to bully and manipulate sportscotland into making decisions. Luthra responded: “100+ meetings in 6 months is a demonstration of engagement. That support represents an almost doubling of our core investment across the financial year.” Cricket Scotland was the subject of further criticism in the Scottish Parliament on Thursday. I am not prepared to stand by this. I have personally held over c.100 meetings with stakeholders.

Sneha Deepthi made her cricketing debut for India in 2013, and has since been married and had a child. Now she's fighting her way back onto the elite ...

"The whole idea of mothers returning to sport is not a norm yet. "It is not just the woman's responsibility to manage parenthood, it is also the responsibility of the man and the family to help bring up the child." "I had to get physically and mentally fit," Deepthi said. Despite ending up as a reserve for the Capitals in the WPL, Deepthi is grateful for the advent of the competition. "He would play movies of mothers who have made a comeback to sports," she said. "When I had to leave for work, my father-in-law counselled me for two days," she said.