<p>Scotland cricket has been facing criticism from all corners after an independent review found it to be "institutionally racist". The independent review SportScotland last year after former Scotland spinner and the country's second-highest wicket-taker of all time in ODI cricket Majid Haq alleged he faced racism and discrimination during his playing days.</p>

<p>The independent review was conducted by an organisation named Plan4Sport and it found that Cricket Scotland's governance and leadership practices were "institutionally racist". The Cricket Scotland board apologised and resigned a day before the findings of the report were made public.</p>

<p>During the review, several former and current cricketers, including Haq and his former teammate Qasim Sheikh were questioned. Haq and Sheikh had together alleged they were treated indifferently due to the colour of their skin and faced racial abuse during their playing days.</p>

<p>After the findings of the report were made public earlier this week, Haq took to Twitter to slam the current Scotland players for their 'deafening silence' on the matter.&nbsp;Recently, Aamer Anwar, the lawyer of Haq and Sheikh in the matter, took to Twitter to question the hypocrisy of Scotland players pointing out how they had taken a knee at the T20 World Cup 2022 in UAE last year.</p>

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<p>“What was the point of Scotland ‘taking the knee’ at ICC T20 World Cup in 2021, when no white team member&nbsp;has chosen to say anything much or at all over the last few days on institutional racism&nbsp;@CricketScotland Silence is a not an option, anti-racism not non-racism," wrote the lawyer in a tweet.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">What was the point of Scotland ‘taking the knee’ at ICC T20 World Cup in 2021, when no white team member has chosen to say anything much or at all over the last few days on institutional racism <a href="https://twitter.com/CricketScotland?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CricketScotland</a> Silence is a not an option, anti-racism not non-racism 🏴󠁧 <a href="https://t.co/Ctik5sHNqC">pic.twitter.com/Ctik5sHNqC</a></p>
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<p>Haq reacted to Anwar's tweet and called out the Scottish players for their continuous silence on the matter. The former Scotland spinner called the team's gesture of taking a knee at the T20 World Cup a 'tick box exercise' while stating that their silence on the matter speaks volumes.</p>

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<p>“Looks like it was nothing other than a bit of virtue signalling &amp; tick box exercise because the deafening silence from a lot of them speaks volumes. They might feel uncomfortable but their privilege is never having to think you’ll not make the team because of racism," Haq wrote.</p>

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<p>Haq, who made his debut for Scotland in 2006, played 54 ODIs and 21 T20I matches for the country in international cricket. He is the country's second-highest wicket-taker in ODIs with 60 scalps to his name and also has 28 wickets under his belt in T20Is.&nbsp;</p>


Scotland cricket has been facing criticism from all corners after an independent review found it to be "institutionally racist". The independent review SportScotland last year after former Scotland spinner and the country's second-highest wicket-taker of all time in ODI cricket Majid Haq alleged he faced racism and discrimination during his playing days.

Scotland cricket has been facing criticism from all corners after an independent review found it to be "institutionally racist". The independent review SportScotland last year after former Scotland spinner and the country's second-highest wicket-taker of all time in ODI cricket Majid Haq alleged he faced racism and discrimination during his playing days. The independent review was conducted by an organisation named Plan4Sport and it found that Cricket Scotland's governance and leadership practices were "institutionally racist". The Cricket Scotland board apologised and resigned a day before the findings of the report were made public. During the review, several former and current cricketers, including Haq and his former teammate Qasim Sheikh were questioned. Haq and Sheikh had together alleged they were treated indifferently due to the colour of their skin and faced racial abuse during their playing days. After the findings of the report were made public earlier this week, Haq took to Twitter to slam the current Scotland players for their 'deafening silence' on the matter. Recently, Aamer Anwar, the lawyer of Haq and Sheikh in the matter, took to Twitter to question the hypocrisy of Scotland players pointing out how they had taken a knee at the T20 World Cup 2022 in UAE last year. Also Read: Scotland Cricket found to be 'institutionally racist' after spinner Majid Haq's allegations last year “What was the point of Scotland ‘taking the knee’ at ICC T20 World Cup in 2021, when no white team member has chosen to say anything much or at all over the last few days on institutional racism @CricketScotland Silence is a not an option, anti-racism not non-racism," wrote the lawyer in a tweet. What was the point of Scotland ‘taking the knee’ at ICC T20 World Cup in 2021, when no white team member has chosen to say anything much or at all over the last few days on institutional racism @CricketScotland Silence is a not an option, anti-racism not non-racism 🏴󠁧 pic.twitter.com/Ctik5sHNqC — Aamer Anwar#BlackLivesMatter (@AamerAnwar) July 26, 2022 × Haq reacted to Anwar's tweet and called out the Scottish players for their continuous silence on the matter. The former Scotland spinner called the team's gesture of taking a knee at the T20 World Cup a 'tick box exercise' while stating that their silence on the matter speaks volumes. Also Read: No problem between Shikhar and Rohit, both have different ideas: BCCI selector on conflict rumours “Looks like it was nothing other than a bit of virtue signalling & tick box exercise because the deafening silence from a lot of them speaks volumes. They might feel uncomfortable but their privilege is never having to think you’ll not make the team because of racism," Haq wrote. Looks like it was nothing other than a bit of virtue signalling & tick box exercise because the deafening silence from a lot of them speaks volumes. They might feel uncomfortable but their privilege is never having to think you’ll not make the team because of racism. https://t.co/HdBsKVcXjw — Majid Haq (@MajidHaq) July 26, 2022 × Haq, who made his debut for Scotland in 2006, played 54 ODIs and 21 T20I matches for the country in international cricket. He is the country's second-highest wicket-taker in ODIs with 60 scalps to his name and also has 28 wickets under his belt in T20Is.

The deafening silence speaks volumes: Majid Haq slams Scotland players after racism report

<p>Scotland Cricket has been found to be 'institutionally racist' by an independent review. The review was conducted following Scotland cricketer Majid Haq's allegations of racism and discrimination last year. The former spinner had spoken about the unfair treatment and discrimination he had to face in his cricketing career forcing SportScotland to conduct an investigation into the matter.</p>

<p>Haq, who is Scotland's leading wicket-taker of all time, had claimed he suffered abuse during his playing days alleging that as a minority cricketer he had to perform twice as well as a white cricketer to get similar opportunities. Haq's claims were supported by his former teammate&nbsp;Qasim Sheikh.</p>

<p>SportScotland had ordered an investigation last year following Haq's revelations about the prevalent racism in Scottish cricket. An organisation named&nbsp;Plan4Sport was appointed to conduct an independent review of&nbsp;the matter and their investigation has found Scotland cricket to be&nbsp;'institutionally racist'.</p>

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<p>"The fundamental claim at the start of this was about institutional racism at the heart of cricket. This review concludes that it's very much the case," a source was quoted as saying by <em>Sky News</em>.</p>

<p>As per a report in the <em>BBC</em>, an interim report on the investigation was released by Plan4 Sport in April this year where the organisation revealed it spoke to over 200 people, who agreed to provide evidence on racism in Scotland cricket. Some referrals and allegations were also reported to the Scotland Police for appropriate action.</p>

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<p>The final reports and findings of the investigation conducted by Plan4Sport are expected to be made public on Monday (July 25). While Scotland Cricket has refused to make any comments on the alleged findings of the review, the board has offered apologies to those affected by racism in Scotland cricket.</p>

<p>"Cricket should be a welcoming place for everyone and not somewhere that racism or any form of discrimination takes place. The Cricket Scotland Board is truly sorry to everyone who has experienced racism in cricket in Scotland," a spokesperson of Cricket Scotland was quoted as saying by the BBC.</p>

<p>"We would like to sincerely thank everyone who has been involved in contributing to the review, however the board is not in a position to comment on the independent review's report as we will not see it until it is published publicly on Monday," he added.</p>

<p>Majid Haq, ho played for Scotland U-13, U-15 and U-19 sides before making his international debut for the national side in June 2004, made a total of 75 appereances for the Scotland senior team in ODIs and T20Is. He picked up 60 wickets for Scotland in 54 ODI matches and 28 wickets in 21 T20Is. He played his final game for Scotland in March 2015.</p>


Scotland Cricket has been found to be 'institutionally racist' by an independent review. The review was conducted following Scotland cricketer Majid Haq's allegations of racism and discrimination last year.

Scotland Cricket has been found to be 'institutionally racist' by an independent review. The review was conducted following Scotland cricketer Majid Haq's allegations of racism and discrimination last year. The former spinner had spoken about the unfair treatment and discrimination he had to face in his cricketing career forcing SportScotland to conduct an investigation into the matter. Haq, who is Scotland's leading wicket-taker of all time, had claimed he suffered abuse during his playing days alleging that as a minority cricketer he had to perform twice as well as a white cricketer to get similar opportunities. Haq's claims were supported by his former teammate Qasim Sheikh. SportScotland had ordered an investigation last year following Haq's revelations about the prevalent racism in Scottish cricket. An organisation named Plan4Sport was appointed to conduct an independent review of the matter and their investigation has found Scotland cricket to be 'institutionally racist'. Also Read: 'You might see him going': Ravi Shastri claims Hardik Pandya may quit ODI cricket after 2023 World Cup "The fundamental claim at the start of this was about institutional racism at the heart of cricket. This review concludes that it's very much the case," a source was quoted as saying by Sky News. As per a report in the BBC, an interim report on the investigation was released by Plan4 Sport in April this year where the organisation revealed it spoke to over 200 people, who agreed to provide evidence on racism in Scotland cricket. Some referrals and allegations were also reported to the Scotland Police for appropriate action. Also Read: IPL franchises urge BCCI to allow Indian players to play overseas T20 leagues after buying SA teams - Report The final reports and findings of the investigation conducted by Plan4Sport are expected to be made public on Monday (July 25). While Scotland Cricket has refused to make any comments on the alleged findings of the review, the board has offered apologies to those affected by racism in Scotland cricket. "Cricket should be a welcoming place for everyone and not somewhere that racism or any form of discrimination takes place. The Cricket Scotland Board is truly sorry to everyone who has experienced racism in cricket in Scotland," a spokesperson of Cricket Scotland was quoted as saying by the BBC. "We would like to sincerely thank everyone who has been involved in contributing to the review, however the board is not in a position to comment on the independent review's report as we will not see it until it is published publicly on Monday," he added. Majid Haq, ho played for Scotland U-13, U-15 and U-19 sides before making his international debut for the national side in June 2004, made a total of 75 appereances for the Scotland senior team in ODIs and T20Is. He picked up 60 wickets for Scotland in 54 ODI matches and 28 wickets in 21 T20Is. He played his final game for Scotland in March 2015.

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The deafening silence speaks volumes: Majid Haq slams Scotland players after racism report

Scotland Cricket found to be 'institutionally racist' after spinner Majid Haq's allegations last year