Former India opener Aakash Chopra has revealed that he faced racism while playing league cricket in England. This comes after West Indies’ two-time T20 World Cup-winning captain Daren Sammy expressed his displeasure over a word which was used to refer to him during his stint in IPL for SRH.

Chopra, who played 10 Tests for India said that he was called a ‘Paki’, a term derogatory term in the UK while playing cricket in India.

“We (cricketers) at one point or the other, have been victims of racism. I remember when I used to play league cricket in England, there were two South African is one of the opposition teams and both of them really went on an abusive spree. Even when I was at the non-striker’s end, they were after my life. They were constantly calling me Paki,” Chopra said on his YouTube channel.

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Paki is a word used for brown-skinned people in the UK and does not have a good notion to it.

Chopra further explained this and said, “Now many believe Paki is a short form of Pakistan but that is not true. If you are brown-skinned. If you’re anywhere from the Asian subcontinent, this term is used to racially abuse. You’re called Paki, and nobody likes it. The moment you call anybody Paki in England, you know the intention behind it. That’s what happened to me at that time. My team stood by me but the truth is the person in front of me was doing it.”

The Delhi player also explained that the issue is deep-rooted everywhere and it is not limited to players with dark or brown skin; even the player with fair skin is subjected to racism and shared an example that happened in India.

“Even if you’re white-skinned, it happens then as well. When they come to this part of the world, they also subjected to this kind of behavior. In fact, when Andrew Symonds came to India, so many Monkey chants started filling up the Wankhede Stadium. That is when people were told that your entry will be banned,” Chopra said.

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