The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has lately issued a proper apology following the discharge of a report by the Impartial Fee for Fairness in Cricket, which revealed prevalent discrimination skilled by gamers inside the nation.

Following the report, England Girls’s captain Heather Knight has additionally come ahead and made surprising revelations from her early taking part in days. She recalled a disheartening incident the place she confronted sexism, as somebody questioned her if she does the ironing work for males after apply.

“It’s been actually unhappy to listen to about anybody that’s not felt welcome in our recreation – no person must be made to really feel unwelcome in our sport. This can be a actually vital step for cricket, and cricket – having carried out this report – can actually paved the way by way of being extra equitable, extra various and extra inclusive,” Knight was quoted as saying by BBC.

“It’s actually vital for me to say as a lady in cricket it’s in no way shocking, the suggestions which have come out of the report – however it’s actually vital to say cricket has come a hell of a great distance since I used to be a child. I began out taking part in males’s membership cricket and being requested: ‘Do you do the ironing for the lads whenever you’re completed?’ Now I lead my teammates out in entrance of a near-full home with 85,000 tickets offered for the entire sequence. Cricket has come far however nonetheless has an extended technique to go,” Knight added.

Notably, a report from an Impartial Fee for Fairness in Cricket, analyzing the tradition of England cricket made surprising revelations of racism, class-based discrimination, elitism, and sexism inside the sport.

Shockingly, the report indicated that inside the final 5 years, 50% of respondents encountered discrimination, with significantly excessive percentages reported amongst gamers of Bangladeshi, Pakistani, Indian, and Black heritage.

England Girls will lock horns with Australia Girls within the first T20I of the three-match sequence in Ashes 2023 on Saturday, July 1 at Edgbaston, Birmingham. The Heather Knight-led aspect misplaced the one-off Check in opposition to Australia by 89 runs at Nottingham.