Former India leg-spinner Laxman Sivaramakrishnan has opened up about painful instances of racism he endured early in his career, shedding light on a lesser-discussed side of Indian cricket’s past. Sivaramakrishnan, who was still a teenager when he broke into the Indian side during the 1982–83 tour of Pakistan, recalled a deeply upsetting incident that occurred on […]

Racial abuse once again marred the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) during the ongoing 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy, casting a shadow over an intensely fought series. On Day 1 of the New Year’s Test, a group of Australian spectators directed racist chants at Indian fans, shouting “Where’s Your Visa” in a sing-song manner. The unsettling incident, captured […]

Former Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh recently found himself in the midst of a heated controversy after a racist comment was made by former Pakistan cricketer Kamran Akmal about current Indian cricketer Arshdeep Singh. The incident occurred during a tense T20 World Cup 2024 match between India and Pakistan in New York. Akmal’s comment, a derogatory […]

Former New Zealand cricketer Ross Taylor has opened up about his experiences with racism throughout his 16-year international career. The veteran has also revealed instances of racial nature by players and team officials he faced as a part of ‘locker room banter,’ which he found hurtful as well. The veteran right-handed batter, who made his […]

Many foreign cricketers have chosen to leave the country they were born in to represent other countries, either because they were born in that country, because of their attraction to countries already successful in the field of cricket, or for a better life. The cricketers have often shown the will to settle in the country […]

Cricket South Africa (CSA) and some top former players like Graeme Smith and AB de Villiers have been alleged of engaging in racially “prejudicial conduct” against players by the Social Justice and Nation-Building (SJN) commission. A 235-page final report submitted by the SJN Commission head Dumisa Ntsebeza has alleged CSA administration, former skipper and current […]

Former England player Michael Vaughan has said that he is ‘very disappointed’ after being dropped from the BBC commentary team for the much-awaited Ashes series after the racism controversy made headlines recently. He also shared that he wants to be part of the solution regarding this and he is also ready to educate himself as […]

Veteran cricket commentator David Lloyd has apologised after Azeem Rafiq said to a British parliamentary committee that he had made some racial comments about Asian cricketers. However, Rafiq has brought racism allegations to his county club Yorkshire and in Tuesday’s distressing testimony, he shared how “inhuman” treatment he had received. He also said the sport […]

England leg-spinner Adil Rashid confirmed that he heard Michael Vaughan question the number of Asian players, who have played for Yorkshire in 2009.  Vaughan has denied the allegation — made by former Yorkshire player Azeem Rafiq in a report into what he described as a culture of racism at the club — that he once said […]

On Thursday, England captain Joe Root has reacted to the racism controversy going around the Yorkshire County Cricket Club after former player Azeem Rafiq’s allegations against them. Root has said that the incident has “fractured our game and torn lives apart.” Rafiq, who used to belong from Pakistan earlier and a former captain of the […]