TapsC wrote: ↑Thu Feb 28, 2019 8:49 am
Hmmm out of interest do you guys think SA has a more racist policy than Zim at the moment? Just curious to know what you guys think.
I dont think Zim has a quota policy anymore(maybe because there just arent enough white players in the system anymore). Also I think Zim doesnt have a you get dropped after 1 bad game policy(maybe because we have so many bad games). We have also some multiple games where you even had 7 white players.
I can honestly think of multiple players of all races who have been given more than enough chances in our team. Waller, Burl PJ Chari and Elton being very good examples of what I mean. I would actually go on to say that some players like Mutumbami and Mupariwa were not given the same opportunities. We also saw Roche getting a debut when he was nowhere near ready.
I actually think we are so terrible these days that there is no room for racist selections
the Proteas I guess have such a talented player pool that they can try racist policies because it wont look as bad.
Hard to argue who has a more racist policy, but I think is more abrupt about it. They will blatantly say they are pushing black players over whites, and when white people speak up, they just brand them as racist (a la Streak).
The problem with Zim is that they have no idea, so anyone can kind of get picked and then there is no real structure in place to develop them, improve them or get them up to the standard required. Certain players keep their places because of who they are mates with, not because of skin colour. Certain players get their spot because of skin colour. Certain players get their spot because there is no one else.
I see school sides who have a lot of white players in them, so they are whites there. They are obviously not going through the system up the levels and in to the channels they need to be. They are probably just not pursuing anything after school grade.
The proteas can kind of get away with racist policies. If they wanted to, they could have an all black bowling attack and no one would argue. You would not argue with Rabada and Ngidi as being your strike bowlers. This stems from CSA having some sort of structure or idea that develops players. So the Proteas could probably be racially biased or racist if you will, but they have players backing up some of the claims.