'Religious discrimination': Cricket South Africa strips Jewish player of captaincy

Sky News host Sharri Markson says Cricket South Africa's decision to remove Jewish player David Teeger from his captaincy of the under 19s was to "punish" rather than protect him. Teeger had dedicated his Rising Star Award at a Jewish achiever ceremony to a South African family whose son was missing in Israel, sparking outrage and controversy. “There was an inquiry to see if he had breached any codes, with complaints claiming his words were provocative because Palestinians were being killed by the Israeli army,” Ms Markson said. “Teeger defended himself by saying it was his personal view that Israel has not committed genocide, war crimes or crimes against humanity. He was cleared of all charges and it seemed the matter was over." On Friday, South Africa stripped him of his cricket captaincy, claiming they were protecting him and were only worried about his safety ahead of protests at tournament venues. “They're not protecting Teeger, they're punishing him for being Jewish, for supporting a Jewish homeland – it’s clearly religious discrimination,” Ms Markson said.