In an interim report, consisting of 235 pages, the Social Justice and Nation Building (SJN) commission revealed astonishing details. Claiming that Cricket South Africa racially discriminated against players, the report included the names of current director Graeme Smith, head coach Mark Boucher and the legendary batsman AB de Villiers.
The entire process took 6 months to complete instead of 4 months as projected earlier and cost R7.5 million (US$500,000) to the organization.
The chairperson of CSA Lawson Naidoo mentioned the report needs a careful study and due to its lengthiness, it will take some time to make decisions on the issues listed.
"The board is still considering the report. It is a hefty document and needs a holistic response. No decisions have been taken on any issues raised in the report and it would be premature to speculate on any action that may be taken. The board has got to look at the report in its entirety and engage with it seriously. This will be a continuation of what we are already doing. Overall, the SJN was an important process and that’s why the board backed it all the way. It is now the responsibility of the board to engage with the report,” Lawson Naidoo, the CSA board chairperson, told ESPNcricinfo," Naidoo was quoted as saying to ESPNcricinfo.
In one of the hearings, former South Africa wrist spinner Paul Adams admitted to being a victim of racism as he was called brown s***" by a few of his team-mates. Boucher, specifically, apologized to Adams for singing a song that included the slur.
In the 2015 ODI series against India, South Africa decided to opt for Dean Elgar in the XI instead of Khaya Zondo after JP Duminy got injured. Zondo accused AB de Villiers for sidelining him from the rest of the squad.
The selector on that tour Hussein Manack confirmed that it was indeed Villiers' decision to drop Zondo and include Elgar in XI, who was not even part of the initial squad.
ABD posted a message on his Twitter account today and denied the allegations directed towards him.