Players picked up on their merit, not skin color: JP Duminy

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South African middle-order batsman JP Duminy recently said that the players in the national side are not picked up on the basis of their skin color, but based on sheer merit and talent. His statement has come in at a time when the Cricket South Africa (CSA) recently introduced a quota in the team for the colored players.

Duminy absolutely demolished all claims that it is tough to survive in the current South African setup for a colored player. Interestingly, earlier this year, star batsman Hashim Amla had quoted that colored players find it really tough to maintain their spot in the side in the current setup.

When asked about the matter, Duminy told to cricket.com.au, “I don’t think it affects the players at all. From a managerial point of view, it can have an impact and makes their job difficult. But from a dressing room point of view, the colour of the skin doesn’t matter. When it comes to playing for the national team, we feel that you have been picked on merit for your abilities. There is always going to be politics around various selection issues and it is not just with South Africa. For any team, there will be selection politics. But for us, as players, we don’t get involved with that. Our sole job is to play out there on the field and we focus on that.”

He also spoke about his disappointment following an early exit from the recently concluded World T20. He admitted that there is no point thinking about it now and life moves on.

Commenting on South Africa’s early exit from the ICC World T20 this year and the semi-final loss at the 50 over World Cup last year, Duminy quoted, “I don’t think any one moment is tougher than the other. Individually, that semi-final loss (in ICC CWC 2015) could have been tougher for some guys. But you end up feeling the same afterwards, either way. For me, at the end of the day, the tournament is over and it is in the past. So it is about picking yourself up and moving on knowing that you have given your best. That is every cricketer’s mantra I think.”

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