Zimbabwe cricket board to probe Prosper Utseya’s racism claim

Harare: Zimbabwe's cricket board is investigating allegations of racism made by senior player Prosper Utseya against the board's managing director and former national team captain Alistair Campbell.

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Utseya's accusations were made in a letter to the board in which he claimed Campbell was behind his own recent omission from the team.

Utseya, who is black, also claimed Campbell, who is white, favored whites ahead of blacks when it came to appointing the captain of the national team and coaching staff.

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Zimbabwe Cricket chairman Wilson Manase said Monday that a committee had been set up to look at Utseya's allegations. Manase adds "we must treat this carefully and rest assured the board is handling it."

Utseya declined to comment, saying his letter was not meant to be made public.