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The Pakistan Cricket Board has Prime Minister Imran khan's backing to criminalise match-fixing. When ANI contacted Mani to ask whether Imran Khan has backed the PCB to criminalise match-fixing, he replied: "Yes, he has lent his support". The Pakistan cricket board has been vocal in the past about bringing in legislation to make match-fixing a criminal offence. As per the current rules and regulations, the board does not have the legal authority to check the bank accounts of the concerned authorities whenever a match-fixing incident is reported. Over the past few weeks, there has been huge speculation over Ehsan Mani and

Sourav Ganguly being in the running for heading the ICC, however, Mani has clarified his stand on this particular matter. "I was never in the running, I do not aspire for the role and I only came back to serve Pakistan cricket," Mani told ANI. ICC's elections are slated to be held in July this year and the current chairperson Shashank Manohar has already clarified that he is not seeking a tenure extension. West Indies coach Phil Simmons has revealed that he was subjected to racial abuse during his league cricket stint in England. Simmons was a vital cog in the Leicestershire squad which won the County Championship in 1996. He also played in various leagues in England in the 80s and 90s. "I encountered quite a bit of racism up in the leagues. In county cricket, I haven't really encountered that much. But I have encountered it in the leagues," Simmons has also confirmed that the West Indies squad will show their solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement when the Test series against England begins. Daren Sammy had also alleged racism within the SunRisers Hyderabad camp during 2014 IPL. The Premier League had resumed its suspended season last week and all teams have been sending out a strong message to show solidarity with the ''Black Lives Matter'' movement. All teams have been taking a knee to show their support, while jerseys of all teams have ''Black Lives Matter'' written on them.


Aesha Dhawan asked why the colour of one's skin mattered after a fan posted a racist comment about her and Shikhar Dhawan's son Zoravar. The debate on racism has become a raging topic across the world since the death of George Floyd while in police custody in the US. Several sports stars have also spoken up against racism, including cricketers like Chris Gayle and Darren Sammy. India opener Shikhar Dhawan's wife Aesha Dhawan on Monday took to Instagram to speak about racism after a fan commented about their son Zoravar, calling him "black". Aesha Dhawan shared a screenshot of the comment and wrote a strong caption, questioning why people are concerned about skin colour. In the photo, the comment highlighted by Aesha read "Zorabar Son, you are black, you will remain black." "Amazes me that people are so concerned about skin colour. If a person is brown, black, white or yellow what does it matter?" Aesha wrote in her caption, "Funny thing to me is that certain people that are Indian have a problem with skin colour when logically and biologically brown skin is very normal in those parts of the world," she further added.

"It's like you are only denying your self. And another thing is that the more you deny your reality the more you are suffering," she wrote.


Writer: Daksh Sojitra

25/06/2020

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