Mike Atherton believes the lack of focus on black players has led to lost talent
This is, in fact, true as a recent study by Leeds Beckett University has shown that there were only 9 black players who featured in the country season last year as opposed to the 33 black players who competed back in 1995.
Evidently, there has been a massive shift of emphasis and Mike Atherton believes there could be several reasons behind it.
Since the turn of the century, only three black players have donned played internationally for England with Jofra Archer being the most recent one. The 52-year old feels the ECB has prioritized the South Asian groups and, as a result, shifted some focus away from the black community.
In a recent statement, ECB has indeed acknowledged they have made the black community feel disenfranchised and vowed to ensure greater engagement and autonomy for black players and officials within its cricketing circuits.
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