Published 11:31 IST, June 12th 2020
Darren Sammy racism: Ex-SRH teammate pacifies West Indian after anger over racial word
The Darren Sammy racism news went viral after cricketer posted video on Twitter where he spoke about a racial slur used against him during his time at SRH.
The recent Darren Sammy racism claims has been the talk of the town since the past couple of days and the West Indies' T20 World Cup-winning skipper on Thursday tweeted that he has spoken to one of the players from his former Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) after recently accusing a few of his former IPL teammates of using what is considered as a derogatory racist word in the Hindi language.
Darren Sammy racism: Darren Sammy tweet on racism stuns cricket world
Recently, the Darren Sammy racism news went viral after the cricketer posted a video on his Twitter handle in which, he spoke about racial slur being used against him during his stint with SRH team in the IPL. In the video, Sammy said he was called 'Kalu' by a few of his teammates and that he only came to know about the racist tone attached to the word after watching a comedy show recently. The all-rounder had also said that he would be confronting his former SRH teammates, asking explanation for using of the world 'kalu'.
On Wednesday Sammy responded to a Twitter user, who downplayed his accusation on being racially abused by his Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) teammates. The Twitter user, who is presumably Indian, tried to explain Sammy that the word 'Kalu' is not always a racial slur and it depends on what context is it being used.
Darren Sammy tweet after talking to SRH teammate
In the latest Darren Sammy tweet, the cricketer wrote that after having a conversation with one the SRH players, which presumably is Ishant Sharma, he was given assurance that the player called him by that name from a 'place of love'. He also said both of them are now looking to educate about racism and not focus on the negatives. Here's Darren Sammy's tweet -
Darren Sammy racism: Ishant Sharma faced backlash after Darren Sammy tweet
After that Darren Sammy tweet over racist remarks used against him during his IPL stint with SRH went viral, an old image of Team India Test pacer Ishant Sharma saw the light of the day again where he is captured alongside Dale Steyn, Darren Sammy and Bhuvneshwar Kumar. In the caption, the pacer indeed called Darren Sammy 'kalu', strengthening the West Indian's claims. After that image went viral, Ishant Sharma was as the receiving end from fans on social media.
Darren Sammy racism: Darren Sammy on ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement
Apart from making claims about being racially abused, Darren Sammy has also come out in support of the ongoing ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement, which was created after the brutal death of an African-American citizen named George Floyd. On June 2, the cricketer also called out the International Cricket Council (ICC) to raise their voices against racism in the game.
(IMAGE: DAREN SAMMY / INSTAGRAM)
Updated 11:31 IST, June 12th 2020