The lawyer representing whistleblowers Majid Haq and Qasim Sheikh says the report into racism in Scottish cricket will be a 'damning indictment' of the governing body in this country.
The entire Cricket Scotland board on Sunday resigned 24 hours before investigators Plan4Sport publish an independent report that is expected to outline institutional racism within the sport and governing body.
Aamer Anwar, whose clients include former Scotland players Haq and Sheikh, says the resignation of the entire board of Cricket Scotland on Sunday is vindication for the years of 'humiliation and abuse' the duo have suffered, and insists the resignation of those at the top speaks volumes about what will be revealed in the independent review.
Sportscotland commissioned the independent review in December 2021 after it was alerted to concerns from across Scottish cricket. Among the allegations, former Scotland cricketers Haq and Sheikh accused the governing body of institutional racism.
Speaking out on Sunday ahead of the review's release, Anwar also slammed players within the current Scotland set-up for failing to speak out in solidarity of those who had suffered racist abuse.
'Where is the support and the solidarity of the Scottish cricket team for those players of colour?' Anwar asked. 'Where is the support for those players who built the pathway, who actually stood up and fought, for individuals like Majid and Qasim who have complained, fought for change, done something for future...
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