Former South Africa pacer Makhaya Ntini's son, Thando, has alleged that his father was subjected to racial discrimination during his playing days with the Proteas side in the early 2000s.

Makhaya claimed 390 Test and 266 ODI wickets while playing alongside legends such as Shaun Pollock, Jacques Kallis, Mark Boucher, Allan Donald, Lance Klusener among others in his illustrious international career.

Speaking on a podcast, The Load Shed, Thando disclosed that his father does not like talking about his cricket career with the South African team.

Thando further claimed that Makhaya Ntini, who was South Africa's first black Test cricketer, had to constantly fight for his identity and respect in the team.

"He was constantly fighting for his life in that team, every day. Being the only [black] guy there, it sucks to hear [when he says] he can how many times he was invited to a dinner with the gents..Even though he was good enough," Thando said.

Thando also narrated an incident of his own racial discrimination, which nearly prevented him from participating in an Under-19 camp.

Back in 2020, Makhaya Ntini accused his former South Africa teammates of making him feel isolated. He spoke about his experience in the wake of the ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement.

"I was forever lonely at the time," Ntini had said in an interview with ''South African Broadcasting Corporation''.

"Nobody knocked on my door to go for dinner. Teammates used to make plans right in front of me, skipping me out. When walking into the breakfast room, nobody came to sit with me.

"We wear the same uniform and sing the same national anthem, but I had to overcome (the isolation)," he added.

Recalling his experience, Ntini further said he used to avoid travelling in the team bus and preferred running to the stadium to deal with the isolation.

"I used to see the driver of the team bus, give him my bag, and then I would run to the cricket ground. I did the same thing on the way back, I just ran back instead."