Ajmal Shahzad does not hold back when addressing a topic that continues to pose awkward questions for English cricket. 'As a South Asian community, we cannot say that the pathways are closed or there's racism out there,' the Derbyshire bowling coach tells Sportsmail. But Shahzad says: 'I've never experienced racism myself in cricket. 'In South Asian families such as mine, the men are the ones who go out and earn the crust,' says Shahzad. Shahzad, though, has his confidence back as a coach as he prepares for Derbyshire's County Championship opener at Warwickshire on Thursday.

Source: Daily Mail April 04, 2021 21:02 UTC