Troubles of South Asian players in Australian cricket
Updated On: 21 April, 2019 07:08 AM IST | | Michael Jeh
How kids with Asian backgrounds like current star Usman Khawaja have to tide over numerous obstacles to get selected in various teams Down Under
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Australian batsman Usman Khawaja during a photo shoot before the World T20 match v Pakistan at Chandigarh in 2016. Pic/Getty Images
So many people ask me why Australian cricket has so many players of South Asian heritage excelling at junior levels but it drops off a cliff as they get older. As someone from that group who has lived in Australia for 35-plus years, I have observed that phenomenon myself, as a player, coach and a parent of teenage sons and a daughter who have all made junior State teams.
Some of the reasons are predictable. Education is still the major priority for most of these families so as the child gets older, the focus naturally shifts towards the traditional pathways of becoming a doctor, lawyer, dentist, accountant etc. But these decisions have a sinister undertone that cannot be ignored.
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