Former West Indies captain Darren Sammy has alleged that he was subjected to racist comments during his stint with Sunrisers Hyderabad within the Indian Premier League.
Sammy’s allegation came after his vociferous support to the ‘Black Lives Matter’ campaign round the world after the killing of African-American George Floyd within the US.
“I just learnt what that ‘kalu’ meant once I played for Sunrisers within the IPL. They call me and Perera by that name. i assumed it meant strong Stallion. My previous post tells me something different and i am angry,” Sammy wrote on his Instagram page on Saturday.
He didn’t say when exactly he faced these remarks and by whom.
“Oh so that is what that meant once they called me and @tp_perera kalu in India once we played for Sunrisers. I just thought they were calling me strong Black man I’m more piss (sic) now.
Sammy has urged the ICC to require serious note of racism which exists within the gentleman’s game.
“@ICC and every one the opposite boards are you guys not seeing what’s happening to ppl like me? Are you not gonna speak against the social injustice against my kind. this is often not only about America,” he had tweeted earlier.
Sammy, who played 38 Tests, 126 ODIs and 68 T20 Internationals, captained the West Indies to 2 T20 World Cup titles.
“For too long black people have suffered. I’m all the way in St Lucia and i am frustrated If you see me as a teammate then you see #GeorgeFloyd are you able to be a part of the change by showing your support. #BlackLivesMatter,” read his earlier tweet.