Cricket South Africas dictatorship

I read a rather peculiar article this afternoon on Supersports website. I do strongly disagree with it though. Apparently the Gauteng Cricket Board made a complaint about Cricket South Africa’s CEO Gerald Majola and now Cricket South Africa are not happy with the complaint and have decided to ban the Wanderers stadium from hosting further international matches until they make an apology is made. Right that’s out the way, I think now I can say it, “Has local cricket gone mad?”

For heavens sake whatever happened to freedom of speech, I don’t care how much Cricket South Africa admires the job that Majola has done, to do something like this is simply absurd. Nothing irritates me more than a forceful apology. I feel this way because what kind of real apology can be made when the board was told they would face repercussions if they don’t. If an apology is made, not with initiative, but because of outside forces than in my books it should not be called an apology. It seems a lot like Mugabes regime where people are punished for not supporting him, I realise it is an extreme thing to compare it to but it carries the same principles.

Then there is the punishment itself. I cannot understand how Cricket South Africa sees this as a good idea. The board makes a few comments and the whole of Gauteng suffers for it. Not that a punishment is even necessary but a punishment to this extreme is making the situation even worse.

I can understand the defense for Gerald Majola after his accomplishments particularly during the IPL but to defend him to the point where no board can criticize him is ridiculous. I really hope this incident shocks a few more than it does myself and puts people against Cricket South Africa.

Fortunately for Gauteng CSA has no control over the champion’s trophy as it is an ICC event so you can still expect to see those games happening at Wanderers. Anyways that’s it for today, I know fairly short but it’s to the point and I’m sure it surprises quite a few of you as it did me. Comments would be appreciated, cheers