Anjan Luthra resigns as chairman of Cricket Scotland in aftermath of organisation's handling of racism

Cricket Scotland chairman Anjan Luthra has resigned from his post with immediate effect on Friday, March 31. He resigned after a cluster of resignations from Cricket Scotland's anti-racism and Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion advisory groups earlier this week, due to a lack of progress in combating racism. Notably, after the completion of a review into racism at Cricket Scotland, the entire board had resigned earlier.

Cricket Scotland took to Twitter to announce that Luthra has resigned from his position with immediate effect. The board also thanked him for his contributions while working with them. 

“Cricket Scotland can announce that Anjan Luthra has resigned as Chair with immediate effect. The organisation thanks Anjan for his hard work and input during his time as Chair,” Cricket Scotland tweeted.

Cricket Scotland's tweet:

Cricket Scotland@CricketScotland

Cricket Scotland can announce that Anjan Luthra has resigned as Chair with immediate effect. The organisation thanks Anjan for his hard work and input during his time as Chair.

01:00 PM · Mar 31, 2023

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Meanwhile, Luthra also announced that he has stepped down as Chair and Director of Cricket Scotland Limited. He announced his departure via Twitter, along with the letter of resignation he sent to Cricket Scotland.

“I have resigned from my position as Chair and Director of Cricket Scotland Limited. It’s time the Scottish cricket community hears the truth,” Luthra’s tweet read. 

See Luthra's tweet:

Anjan Luthra@anjan_luthra

I have resigned from my position as Chair and Director of Cricket Scotland Limited. It's time the Scottish cricket community hears the truth.

01:36 PM · Mar 31, 2023

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He stated in his lengthy resignation letter that he is no longer willing to be a part of Cricket Scotland Limited. He also clarified that he strongly opposes the way Scotland operates the sport. He also stated that he is saddened to resign because he cares for the sport.

“With immediate effect, I no longer wish to stay in my position as chair and Director of Cricket Scotland Limited. I fundamentally disagree with the way sports Scotland is operating the sport. I believe their priority is to meet the demands of a lobby group and a handful of individuals associated with them- even if that means the wider sport and community will be negatively impacted,” the resignation letter read.

“Stepping down from this position is sad. I care about the sport and genuinely worked tirelessly with the team to improve it,” the letter read further.