A celebration of cricketers has angered the British Asian Cricket Community in East London after Essex’s Will Buttleman poured the beer over his Muslim team-mate Feroze Khushi.
The celebration was after Essex’s victory over Somerset in the final of the 2020 Bob Willis Trophy. After the incident, the cricket community asked the club to apologise.
However, Essex felt short of issuing an apology and said that the actions ‘did not meet the inclusive values of the organisation’. The club also stated that they have been working hard to continue with their culture of having a ‘multi-diverse team’.
“Essex pride themselves on their work within multi-diverse communities throughout the county and the surrounding areas. For a substantial period of time, Essex have had a multi-diverse team with players from different backgrounds, religions, and races, where cricket is at the…
