Coventry backs Coltart

TOP swimmer Kirsty Coventry has partially backed Minister of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture David Coltart’s directive that selectors for the national cricket team or any other discipline should have played for their country.

Report by New Zimbabwe

Coltart has been accused by Zimbabwe Cricket convenor of selectors Givemore Makoni of leading a racist plot to shut out blacks from cricket, which he strongly denies.

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