Teeger drama sees SA Jewish Board call for ICC intervention, Cricket SA meeting ends in stalemate

The South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) is hoping the International Cricket Council (ICC) will intervene in the David Teeger matter after Tuesday's meeting with Cricket South Africa (CSA) didn't go as planned, something that left them seething, especially with what they perceived to be a lack of clarity around security matters that led to Teeger being shafted as captain. 

The SAJBD and CSA met on Tuesday in what became a failed attempt to iron out their differences after Teeger was stripped of the South African Under-19 team captaincy, something CSA's board executed on Friday.

Juan James replaced Teeger as skipper ahead of their Under-19 World Cup campaign, which starts this Friday.

Netwerk24 reported on Sunday that there was political interference in CSA's decision to ditch Teeger, something that was reiterated in Tuesday afternoon's press virtual conference 

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News24 on Monday had approached the ICC to get clarity on whether they were able to intervene in selection matters, receiving a firm response from the ICC's senior communications manager Mary Godbeer.

"In terms of team selection/captaincy that is an issue for the member [CSA]," Godbeer said.

SAJBD national director Wendy Kahn said they were taken back by what they felt was a lack of detail by CSA with regard to the security matters that led to Teeger's removal as captain. 

"It was like some flippant briefing. There wasn't even a document and I think that really shocked us," Kahn told News24.

"When we kept on probing, they kept on changing the story and telling us different things. They first said they were trying to protect David, then they said [they were trying to protect] the