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Djed Spence

LutonSpurs said:
We've got some kids here who should have made it. Matter of time. Cricket there is incredible talent and purely on that basis, South Asians are massively under represented in first class cricket in my view.

My dream is to see an ethnic Pakistani play for Englands football team.

When Owais Shah debuted for England I was ecstatic. What a day it was.
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It will come. I have seen more and more lads at grass roots level like GB said. Still probably not enough in terms of being representative of the total population but its growing. I think it will take a trailblazer for kids to aspire to. And then you'll see more and more coming through. You had that in cricket already and I remember Amir Khan created a surge of lads in the local gyms picking up boxing.
 
LutonSpurs said:
We've got some kids here who should have made it. Matter of time. Cricket there is incredible talent and purely on that basis, South Asians are massively under represented in first class cricket in my view.

My dream is to see an ethnic Pakistani play for Englands football team.

When Owais Shah debuted for England I was ecstatic. What a day it was.
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I believe it's good to see young kids inspired by players they have a connection with. I never played with a non white footballer until I was in my 20's, he was a Sikh. I don't think a person's religion is anybodies business, when will get the stats on Catholic, Christian Sciences etc. I do not like organised religions. Most of the numbskulls who bang on about Muslims have little idea that there are millions of African and European believers. My grandsons team has 3 muslim players, 2 of African descent and the other Serbian.
 
K.D.D.D.D.Soc said:
I believe it's good to see young kids inspired by players they have a connection with. I never played with a non white footballer until I was in my 20's, he was a Sikh. I don't think a person's religion is anybodies business, when will get the stats on Catholic, Christian Sciences etc. I do not like organised religions. Most of the numbskulls who bang on about Muslims have little idea that there are millions of African and European believers. My grandsons team has 3 muslim players, 2 of African descent and the other Serbian.
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The Djed news has so many kids talking and excited. I think him giving the thumbs up for this world have taken some courage but it helps. He obviously has to deal with all the hate he will get from footy lads on the internet. But I hope it's worth it
 
LutonSpurs said:
We've got some kids here who should have made it. Matter of time. Cricket there is incredible talent and purely on that basis, South Asians are massively under represented in first class cricket in my view.

My dream is to see an ethnic Pakistani play for Englands football team.

When Owais Shah debuted for England I was ecstatic. What a day it was.
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I believe there were 2 South Asians to play cricket for England before Shah, Ranjisingh and the Nawab of Pataudi, Ranji I think was a Hindu and the Nawab Muslim, both princes. The Nawab played for England v Australia in the infamous Jardine tour and was dropped after disagreeing with the captain, subsequently he captained India against England in 1946. His son like him went on to captain India.
 
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K.D.D.D.D.Soc said:
I believe there were 2 South Asians to play cricket for before Shah, Ranjisingh and the Nawab of Pataudi, Ranji I think was a Hindu and the Nawab Muslim, both princes. The Nawab played for England v Australia in the infamous Jardine tour and was dropped after disagreeing with the captain, subsequently he captained India against England in 1946. His son like him went on to captain India.
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Wow, i did not know this! Thank you
 
K.D.D.D.D.Soc said:
I believe there were 2 South Asians to play cricket for England before Shah, Ranjisingh and the Nawab of Pataudi, Ranji I think was a Hindu and the Nawab Muslim, both princes. The Nawab played for England v Australia in the infamous Jardine tour and was dropped after disagreeing with the captain, subsequently he captained India against England in 1946. His son like him went on to captain India.
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Nasser Hussain was from a Muslim family in Madras obviously captained England cricket from 1999. Don't think hes religious/practising but in terms of family background he is close.
 
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