Protests have been going on all over the world, including the United States, since the murder of a black citizen in the United States, and various sports personalities and teams, including cricketers, have raised their voices in this regard.
Former West Indies captain Darren Sammy and his teammate Chris Gayle have called on the International Cricket Council (ICC) to take note of the racism in cricket and the treatment of black cricketers.
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Chris Gayle had revealed that he had faced racist remarks many times in his career and now Darren Sammy has also made shocking revelations about it.
The former West Indian said that in the Indian Premier League (IPL) he and Sri Lanka’s Thisara Perera were called ‘Kalu’.
Sun Riser Hyderabad and Royals Challengers Bangalore have been represented in the Semi-Indian Premier League and during this time they were called ‘Kalu’ by the people, which made them feel very bad.
“Now I understand what Kalu means. When I was representing Sun Riser Hyderabad, he used to call me and Thisara from this,” Sammy said in his story on Instagram. I found out something different and I am angry.
“I thought it meant a tough black man and now I’m more depressed,” he said.
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Sammy has spoken out against racism before.
In a recent message on the social networking site Twitter, he had said that even after what happened in the United States, if the world of cricket did not unite against the injustice done on the basis of color, then you too should address this issue. Are part
“Aren’t the International Cricket Council and other cricket boards watching what’s happening to people like me?” He asked. Won’t you raise your voice against social injustice like mine, it’s not just America’s problem, it’s happening to blacks on a daily basis and now is not the time to be silent.
The mentor of Pakistan Super League franchise Peshawar Zalmi said that black people have been suffering for a long time, I am in St. Lucia and if you consider me a part of your team then I am also very depressed and disappointed. Supporting the cause will be part of the change.
Last week, a video surfaced of the death of a black man in the United States, in which a police officer placed his knee so tightly around his neck that he eventually died of asphyxiation. ۔
Protests erupted in the US state of Minnesota following the death of George Floyd, who is currently in the United States despite the threat of the corona virus, while curfews have been imposed in more than 40 cities.