Only five
British Asians among the 118 in men’s senior set-ups‘If my appointment encourages others, then great,’ he saysVikram Solanki may be the first British Asian to be appointed as head coach of an English county but the only pressure he feels is to maintain Surrey’s recent success rather than worry about his status as a trailblazer.
The former Worcestershire, Surrey and
England batsman was named as successor to Michael Di Venuto last week, having been a coach at the Kia Oval since 2016 when Alec Stewart, the director of
Cricket, convinced him to pass on his 20 years of playing experience to the next generation.