Former West Indies captain Daren Sammy on Tuesday (June 9) released a video, claiming racism within the SunRisers Hyderabad camp.
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Last week, Sammy had expressed his fury after learning the meaning of the word "Kalu", which he alleged was directed at him and Sri Lankan all-rounder Thisara Perera when they were part of the SRH franchise in the Indian Premier League.
However, he did not specify who directed this racial barb at him, but now the cricketer has uploaded a video, saying he will message all those who called him that word.
"I have played all over the world and I have been loved by many people, I have embraced all dressing rooms where I have played, so I was listening to Hasan Minhaj as to how some of the people in his culture describe black people," Sammy said in a clip posted on his Instagram account.
"This does not apply to all people, so after I found out a meaning of a certain word, I had said I was angry on finding out the meaning and it was degrading, instantly I remembered when I played for SunRisers Hyderabad, I was being called exactly the same word which is degrading to us black people," he added.
The two-time T20 World Cup-winning skipper further said that he didn't know the meaning of the word and his SRH teammates used to laugh after calling him by that name.
"I will be messaging those people, you guys know who you are, I must admit at that time when I was being called as that word I thought the word meant strong stallion or whatever it is, I did not know what it meant, every time I was called with that word, there was laughter at that moment, I thought teammates are laughing so it must be something funny," Sammy said.
"Now, I realise it was degrading, I will be texting you guys and I will ask you as to when you called me with that name, did you all mean it in any bad way or form? I have had great memories in all my dressing rooms, so all those who used to you call me with that word, think about it, let's have a conversation, if it was in a bad way then I would be really disappointed," he continued.
Sammy has opened up about the racism in cricket at a time when the world is mourning the killing of George Floyd – a 46-year-old African-American, who died on May 25 in Minneapolis after Derek Chauvin, a white policeman, knelt on his neck for several minutes.
Floyd’s death has sparked protests across the United States while the demonstration is being held in various countries in support of the #BlackLivesMatter movement.
Sammy has been a vocal supporter of the protests and also asked the cricketing fraternity to speak out against racism.
