Ageism | Sky Sports presenters 'retired by ageist bosses'

Former cricketers and Sky commentators Sir Ian Botham and David Gower said farewell to their positions with the broadcaster this weekend, after they revealed they were ‘being retired’ after the TV network did not renew their contracts - reported the Daily Mail.

Gower blamed ‘ageism’ for his departure from the broadcaster, stating that the decision to get rid of him and Botham as being marred with ‘an element of implied ageism’.

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In an interview with the Telegraph Sport, he shared his gripes over Sky’s decision and revealed his disappointment not to be continuing his tenure after ‘applying for my own job’ over the past two years.

He also shared how he had suffered due to the ‘rampant charge’ that has seen ‘more diversity’ in the commentary box adding that ‘lots of things are changing very rapidly and evolving, which are beyond the control of people like me’.