A bizarrely worded statement issued by the Department of Sport and Recreation seems to suggest that there is some kind of conspiracy against Aaron Phangiso in light of his suspension from bowling.
Tests conducted on the left-arm spinner’s bowling in the wake of last week’s Momentum One Day Cup qualifier against the Warriors found that his action is illegal and there is now a race against time for Phangiso to pass a second test in order to remain part of the Proteas squad for the ICC World T20.
“Minister Fikile Mbalula is concerned that this withdrawal comes on the eve of the Proteas campaign and participation in ICC Word Twenty20. Further, the minister calls upon the leadership and administrators within Cricket South Africa (CSA) to save the talent and future of this black diamond and other players who might be faced with similar misfortunes,” reads the last of two garbled paragraphs of a statement.
“All this should not serve as ammunition to those who continue to slow our transformation objectives,” the statement added.
