Why kneeling still matters
Kneeling in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement has gone out of fashion in cricket and it’s a shame, writes RYAN VREDE, hoping the Proteas don’t disregard its symbolic importance when they resume playing.
Kneeling in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement has gone out of fashion in cricket and it’s a shame, writes RYAN VREDE, hoping the Proteas don’t disregard its symbolic importance when they resume playing.
Elite athletes are often rejuvenated by the challenge of proving their worth. That’s what we’re seeing with AB de Villiers, writes RYAN VREDE.
Cricket South Africa has betrayed the game it has a mandate to protect and develop and in the process potentially destroyed cricket in South Africa, writes RYAN VREDE.
David Miller’s IPL future hangs in the balance and it could have negative consequences for the Proteas, writes RYAN VREDE.
Cricket South Africa’s concerted attempts to keep the full Fundudzi report hidden from public view on the basis of their fear of legal exposure are played out, writes RYAN VREDE.
What the government does or doesn’t do after Friday’s deadline for the full Fundudzi report to be handed over, will shape the future of international cricket in South Africa, writes RYAN VREDE.
A summary of the Fundudzi forensic report paints a picture of Cricket South Africa as a more deeply dysfunctional organisation than we’ve ever imagined, writes RYAN VREDE.
There is a Proteas future for AB de Villiers if he wants it, writes RYAN VREDE.
The International Cricket Council must publicly pressure Cricket South Africa into decisive remedial action, writes RYAN VREDE.
South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee taking over key functions of Cricket South Africa will only worsen cricket’s situation, writes Ryan Vrede.
CSA has issued a rebuke of the reporting that it will only hire black consultants, while also confirming that the body will probably only hire black consultants. RYAN VREDE is confused by it all.
Jacques Faul’s allegations of Cricket South Africa being captured must prompt an immediate independent investigation, writes RYAN VREDE.
Cricket South Africa has Peter de Villiers-ised its transformation agenda, writes RYAN VREDE.
The proposed Restoration Fund for cricketers who feel wronged by racial prejudice has the potential to be a complex mess and doesn’t address the root cause, writes RYAN VREDE.
Ricky Ponting having a ‘hard conversation’ with Ravi Ashwin about mankading is just pointless, writes SA Cricket magazine editor RYAN VREDE.