Sport, history, race: the complexity of cricket in South Africa

In this episode, we chat with two journalists from South Africa - Firdose Moonda and Telford Vice.
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Talking Points:

South Africa's remarkable Test series win against India
A victory coming after a period of turmoil for South African cricket
The value of the private school system as a talent pool for South African cricket
The Kolpak myth - and why South Africa didn't lose as much as it seemed
The complexities of kneeling - and why it is not as binary as one would think
The SJN hearings - a moment of awakening for cricket in the country
The platform that the SJN offered for many non-white cricketers to be heard
An opportunity lost with several leading cricketers not offering testimonies
Makhaya Ntini's remarkable confession
Boucher, Smith, and the possible paths forward

Participants:
Firdose Moonda (@firdoseM)
Telford Vice (@telfordvice)
Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee)
Related:
Fidose Moonda's articles on ESPNcricinfo
Telford Vice's articles on Cricbuzz
Thirty years after readmission: how far has South Africa cricket come since 1991 - Firdose Moonda - The Cricket Monthly
Flawed but necessary: SJN hearings reveal no heroes, no villains - Firdose Moonda - ESPNcricinfo
Paul Adams: I was nicknamed 'brown s*** when I was playing' - ESPNcricinfo
Many shades of grey in the Boucher battle - Telford Vice - Cricbuzz
The end of SA's rainbow that never was - Telford Vice - Cricbuzz
South African cricket deserves better than the SJN report - Telford Vice - Cricbuzz
Bavuma stands up to the fire - Telford Vice - Cricbuzz