Rana Hussain on Australian Sport's Engagement with Modi

Watching Australian sport embrace Modi broke my heart – and showed inclusion is still just a strategy | Rana Hussain

When the AFL and Cricket Australia target India and the diaspora but only engage with convenient perspectives, trust begins to erode For most of my life, being Indian, Muslim, Australian and devoted to sport has never felt like a contradiction. Until now. When I saw AFL chief executive Andrew Dillon and Australian cricket legend Steve Waugh smiling alongside Indian prime minister Narendra Modi last week, I wasn’t simply watching a diplomatic engagement. I was watching two institutions I love ...

By Rana Hussain