SJN Report fall out: CSA to launch inquiry to investigate conducts of Graeme Smith, Mark Boucher

Taking cognisance of the findings of the Social Justice and Nation-Building (SJN) report, Cricket South Africa has decided to launch an inquiry over the behavioural conduct of Graeme Smith and Mark Boucher, who were the captain and wicketkeeper of the South Africa side for a long time before their retirement. However, there is not an immediate threat to their current roles in South Africa cricket.

Both of them still hold crucial positions at South Africa cricket with Smith being the Director of Cricket at CSA while Boucher being the head coach of the Proteas side.

“The Board has decided to institute formal enquiries into CSA employees, suppliers or contractors who are implicated by the SJN report. The Board has done so mindful of its duty to treat allegations of racism or discrimination with the utmost seriousness and in a manner that ensures fairness and due process in terms of South Africa's labour legislation and the Constitution,” CSA said in its statement.

The SJN report was made public last week and claimed that former greats of South Africa such as Smith, Boucher and AB de Villiers were involved in “prejudicial and discriminatory” conduct with other players on the basis of race.

Both Smith and Boucher haven’t made any statement yet in response to the findings of the SJN report but de Villiers took to his Twitter timeline to refute any allegations of misconduct on the basis of race.