Cricket Scotland chief Anjan Luthra quits after row over tackling racism
Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2023 3:34 pm
The chairman of Cricket Scotland has stepped down after less than six months in the job as a row continues over efforts to tackle racism in the sport.
Anjan Luthra had promised to clean up the problem when he took up the role, after a report said governance in the sport was institutionally racist.
Mr Luthra said earlier this month that "significant progress" had been made.
But anti-racism organisation Running out Racism said this was tone deaf and "unsubstantiated nonsense".
Four members of an anti-racism working group then resigned, saying there had been a lack of progress.
Announcing his own resignation, Mr Luthra said he "fundamentally disagreed" with the way SportScotland was operating Scottish cricket.
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