This chapter takes a critical look at cricket's journey since those heady days. It considers the twists and turns, the pitfalls and gains that have occurred along the way. It examines whether cricket is still on 'the road to post apartheid nirvana', or whether the global changes that have taken place since then mean that the road of national transformation, with an emphasis on
broadening the base of the game into 'previously disadvantaged areas', is fast reaching a dead end. We begin with a brief overview of the steps that led to the creation of the United …