Cricket Year is also reviewed: Discrimination, banned travel, Kohli saga | Cricket News

England cricket was shocked by the revelation of apartheid when Australia finally broke the T20 World Cup dispute.

Racial discrimination shameful shook English Cricket in turmoil at the end of the year, when Australia and New Zealand was crowned world champions in various forms and the future of women’s cricket in Afghanistan was put in jeopardy after the Taliban returned to power.

In testimony to a committee of the British Parliament, concerned Azeem Rafiq wrote an article about racism at the Yorkshire Cricket Club which he said led to his suicide.

“I lost my job because of racism,” said Rafiq, who hopes the revelations will open the doors for victims to come and share their stories.

The England and Wales Cricket Council (ECB) unveiled a 12-point plan, including a review of the dressing room culture, and said it would launch an anti-apartheid movement.

The fall disrupted England’s promotion to the Ashes and Joe Root’s men now trailed Australia 1-0 after nine wickets in the opening game.

Elsewhere, Australia was scared to win the Twenty20 World Cup in the UAE, first chapter by experimenting seven times in the shortest international competition.

Aaron Finch’s men reached the peak at the right time to beat Pakistan in the semi-finals and beat New Zealand in the Dubai final.

It was the latest in a string of New Zealand qualifiers, who lost for the third time in four World Cup appearances in six years.

But it was no surprise for the Kiwis, as Kane Williamson’s side beat India at the end of the World Test Championship in Southampton earlier this year.

India will later reclaim the title by beating New Zealand in a two-match series despite runner-up Ajaz Patel scoring 10 Indian wickets in innnings in Mumbai.

Virat Kohli stepped down as the 20-overs of India after the T20 World Cup and lost his ODI captaincy while Rohit Sharma took over as their only white football leader.

Kohli found that his dismissal was a surprise, the idea was not given for 90 minutes before meeting the nominees on December 8 to elect a Test team in South Africa.

A dramatic change in leadership took place in Australia when Tim Paine stepped down as the pilot captain after “texting”Shameless self-promotion for Pat Cummins.

Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) hopes to host more international matches at home when a major blow came as New Zealand and England both left for the T20 World Cup.

The new PCB chief, Ramiz Raja, said the country was “used and built” by the “Western bloc” but eventually promised Australia and England to visit in 2022.

Across the border, the future of cricket in Afghanistan was uncertain after the occupation of the country by the Taliban in August. This caused Cricket Australia to delay the wrestling match until it had a clear picture of the future of the women’s game in a war-torn country.