The International Cricket Council has said it will not get involved in the decision by Cricket South Africa to strip David Teeger of his captaincy of their under-19 side, after the move was described by the South African Jewish Board of Deputies as a “disgrace” for which “the only explanation is plain antisemitism”.
CSA met the Board of Deputies, an umbrella organisation of the South African Jewish community, on Tuesday morning in an attempt to defuse the row over Teeger’s demotion, which was announced last week and apparently was provoked by security concerns in the leadup to the Under-19 World Cup, which starts in the country on Friday.
