Race quotas stump SA sport hopes
It is believed the board of Cricket SA pressured the Proteas into fielding four players of colour in the semi-final against New Zealand. CSA chief executive Haroon Lorg at has denied the claim, but then what was the reason for selecting the injured Vernon Philander over the in-form Kyle Abbott in a critical match?If, indeed, satisfying racial quotas was placed above merit, then the consequence was failure.Sports analysts are saying this was one of South Africa's best opportunities for bringing home our first Cricket World Cup trophy.If the Proteas were politically constrained in their team selection, then CSA has successfully dashed the hopes of 55 million South Africans to meet their own agenda.We live to fight another day. Maybe that day will be the T20 World Cup.But if cricket or any other code of sport is faced with perpetual interference from the powers that be, that day will never come. ..
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