'Little did I know at 25 I would never play again for my country' Ex-cricketer, Qasim Sheikh, says he was treated like the 'bad guy of Scottish cricket' after raising concerns about racist abuse he had received and his mental health 'suffered immensely'
The following month, SportScotland appointed Plan4Sport - an organisation that specialises in issues around equality, diversity and inclusion - to conduct a review.It has since taken contributions from several hundred people.
"Playing for Scotland was everything to me, I travelled the world to better myself as a player. I played from the age of 12 for Scotland, all through the age groups. "Coming on 38 now, what's important to me is the next generation, the current generation are treated fairly."Qasim Sheikh told Sky News he suffered from depression after being dropped from the national teamSky News understands that, in their findings, the investigators support the claims of institutional racism within Scottish cricket.
"In any other walk of life, the individuals responsible would find themselves out of a job, in a jail cell, or banished from public life."Racism exists in Cricket Scotland and my clients know that has been the case for many years, through generations of cricketers."
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