South Africa Women's Team Selection and Racism Allegations
South Africa Women
15 August 2021
South Africa women's cricketers raised allegations of racial discrimination in team selection and treatment, echoing similar issues in the men's setup.
South Africa Women
15 August 2021
South Africa women's cricketers raised allegations of racial discrimination in team selection and treatment, echoing similar issues in the men's setup.
India (selection controversy)
16 April 2019
After being overlooked for the 2019 World Cup squad in favor of Vijay Shankar — whom selectors described as a '3-dimensional' player — Ambati Rayudu posted a sarcastic tweet about ordering '3D glasses' for watching the World Cup.
England, Australia
1981-07-07
After making a pair at Lord's and presiding over a 12-Test winless captaincy run, Ian Botham resigned the England captaincy minutes before the selectors were going to sack him.
Jamaica and West Indies
1929-12-15
Through the 1929 Caribbean season the 20-year-old George Headley scored consistently for Jamaica against the visiting Tennyson XI and in inter-colonial matches. By December 1929 he had been selected for the West Indies' first home Test series against MCC the following month — a tour that would produce his breakthrough.