Former West Indies bowler Michael Holding said that the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has given a harsh punishment to Ollie Robinson over his sexist comments on Twitter since he has changed his behaviour now. Notably, the ECB has suspended the young pacer from all international cricket last weekend until the disciplinary investigation will go on over his Twitter posts, which he did in 2012-2013.

However, Robinson apologised “unreservedly” for his previous tweets, which went viral on social media during the first Test against New Zealand at Lord’s, which was also his debut as well.

“(It was) eight, nine years ago. Can the ECB find out please, if beyond that time, Robinson has kept on behaving like that, saying things like that, tweeting things like that?” Holding told Sky Sports on Tuesday. “If he has done something like that nine years ago, and since then he has learnt and done nothing like that and he has changed his ways in recent years, then I don’t think you should come down too hard on him.”

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“You don’t allow him to continue playing while an investigation is going on at the same time, because if you find out things that are horrible coming out in that investigation. But do it quickly, let’s get it over with quickly,” he again shared.

Meanwhile, New Zealand pacer Trent Boult who will play against England in the second Test from Thursday – said that the host will try to give their best on the field. Boult said: “I don’t think they will be too distracted. There are a few things going on the sidelines. I’m sure they will be on the ball. They will be desperate to put in a good performance.”

“These guys have played a lot of cricket. They are tremendous at home. I think they can put those things on the sideline and focus on the game,” he again shared.

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While he did not criticise Ollie Robinson, Trent Boult admitted that cricketers need to be very careful what activities they do, say or write on social media at all times.

“I can’t speak for the other guys but social media can be a difficult world at the moment,” Boult told reporters. “You can approach anyone around the world. In terms of our profession as sportspeople you are in the limelight non-stop. You have to be careful with what you are putting out there I suppose. We are obviously leaders in the world, role models for a lot of kids and fans around the world. There is a lot of accountability. It’s a tricky one, you have to very careful.”