Quotas will always be an emotive issue

There was some controversy this week after the Warriors missed out on a spot in the One Day Cup cricket play-offs for falling short of quotas, and while they will no doubt feel hard done by, the real question that should be raised is not whether it was fair.

- Wesley Botton

The real question is: How is it possible that the Warriors couldn't find three black African players to include in their team during the round robin stages?

As controversial as quotas are in South African sport, with a population that is around 80% black African, the reality is that it shouldn't be difficult to achieve.

In terms of whether it was fair, the answer is simple. Yes, it was.

Every franchise in the One Day Cup is not only aware of the rules, but has also agreed to them by entering the competition.