Fight Against Racism Falls To All Of Us, Not Just The Victims

Cricket Scotland scandal reflects the sickening prejudice in society which we cannot afford to be complacent about

- Anas Sarwar

LIKE thousands of young people across Britain, especially those from South Asian communities, I grew up playing cricket.

I know it is far from being Scotland's national sport but since I was a boy, it's been a big part of my life.

It's the one sport I can remember watching with my dad.

Even now, playing and watching cricket with my own sons is a thing I look forward to whenever we get the chance.

Part of cricket's strength, and part of the reason it continues to thrive despite competing for attention against much more popular sports, is that it brings together people of all backgrounds and classes.

In that respect, it mirrors the best bits of wider society, a place where we all come together to achieve a bigger goal.

But, as we saw last week, like society as a whole - in too many institutions, you cannot escape racism and discrimination.