Cricket Scotland announces Pete Fitzboyden as their interim Chief Executive

Plenty of cricket happens in the UK region which is undoubtedly a powerhouse across the globe. Therefore, many scenarios come into factor while the game is played for over a hundred years now. And in the past few months, something else has been bothering the players which derails the concept of the world as a global village. Yes! It is the burning issue of racism which has cast doubts on the way cricket boards and the way some players conduct themselves on and off the field when it comes to discrimination.

Not long ago, the English county, Yorkshire, have been dealing with the issue of discrimination where even the former England skipper Michael Vaughan had to undergo hearings only to get a clean chit in the matter. But there is one more nation which has been under fire in the neighbourhood with the issue of racism. It is none other than Cricket Scotland. The nation was rocked by a grave discrimination report a few months back that forced Anjan Luthra to resign.

In the latest development, Scotland have appointed Pete Fitzboyden as their interim chief executive and will replace Gordon Arthur with immediate effect. Notably, Fitzboyden joined on a six-month contract basis after Arthur wished to resign earlier. Speaking of Fitzboyden, he has been in interim roles at Cycling UK and Badminton England in the past along with being the former chief executive of London Sport. Recently, he was in working for the Rugby Football Union in the capacity of a consultant.

I am really looking forward to getting out and about around the country to meet people from all communities: Fitzboyden

This fresh move has been taken as a measure to promote diversity in the sport which helps in providing fair opportunities to players irrespective of their race across the nation. Fitzboyden expressed his goals ahead of his appointment by saying that he aims to rebuild trust in the community of Cricket Scotland by working on anti-racism issues so that the game and board of the country, both flourish ahead on a positive note.