An evening of Asians in Cricket
Wed 26 Jul 2017
Leicestershire County Cricket Club are delighted to be working with the Asian Sports Foundation to host an evening of Asians In Cricket in Conversation with Special Guests.
Our keynote speakers for the evening of Thursday, August 10 (6pm start) are Leicestershire CCC Chief Executive Wasim Khan MBE and ECB Head of Growth Tracey Francis.
The discussion panel includes Wasim, Chairman of National Asian Cricket Council Gulfraz Riaz, National Growth Manager - Diverse Communities at ECB Mohammed Arif, and former Leicestershire CCC player Jigar Naik.
Despite there being close to 3.5 million British Asians living in the UK, not many seem to make the breakthrough to a professional level within sport.
The evening will be exploring participation in cricket within the Asian community and how we can breakdown cultural and religious barriers by providing sporting benefits to an underrepresented minority ethnic community.
This will lead to a panel discussion.
The event will explore a range of topics, some of which will include:
- Challenges pursuing a professional career within the Asian community
- How to better articulate the value of sports participation to the wider Asian community
- How can we develop sports led programmes in marginalised communities within the UK and abroad promoting social cohesion
- Sharing key insights during cricket journeys
- Learning from the cricket which can be leveraged in the business world
To reserve your place, please follow the link HERE
* Thanks to Matt Davis for the photograph of Wasim.
