John Blain takes on Scotland Cricket after being acquitted of racial behaviour charges. Scotland Cricket suspended the cricketer and removed him from the Hall of Fame.
John Blain was accused of making racial remarks to Majid Haq and Qasim Sheikh on the 2007 Kenya tour. Scotland Cricket suspended the cricketer and removed him from the Hall of Fame. After more than a decade, he was acquitted of the claims and has demanded a comprehensive and public investigation into the board’s activities.
Blain has played 118 matches for Scotland in all formats. His case was not the only one at stake, as an independent investigation in July 2022 uncovered numerous additional issues. The study found Scotland Cricket to be institutionally racist, prompting the resignation of the board. Blain turned to his ‘X’ (previous Twitter name) to urge for an open probe.
“To describe the way sportscotland and Cricket Scotland initially handled that report as a ‘kangaroo court’ is an insult to marsupials everywhere.”It’s plain to me that, rather than publishing this very clear and thorough judgment that entirely exonerates me, Cricket Scotland is once again afraid of the small “anti-racist” clique that has wielded such ill will over our sport,” Blain stated under his ‘X’ handle.
“My life put on hold for far too long. It’s time to finally learn the truth about one of the most significant athletic scandals in recent history. If he honestly believed I was a racist, why did Majid work so hard to encourage me to join his club, Clydesdale, as a professional player-coach in 2015, eight years after claiming I’d uttered a racist phrase, and also recommend me to a string of Asian players for one-on-one coaching?” he added.
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