West Indies’ lionhearted skipper Jason Holder, has demanded equal sanctions for racism charges, as to that which is presently for matc🌌h-fixing and doping violations.
During an ODI series between South Africa and Pakistan, all-rounder Andile Phehlukwayo was subjected to racists remarks from visiting captain Sarfraz Ahmed. Then, the wicketkeeper-batsman was slapped a four-match ban last ye𒁏ar.
Further, Darren Sammy was recently on revelation-spree af𝓰ter finding out that his teammat🍌es during his stint at Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), used racist jibes.
Shortly after Sammy’s rant on social media, the likes of Kumar Sangakkara, Chris Gayle and ♌🌄Dwayne Bravo stood in solidarity with the former all-rounder.
Gayle even took part in the ‘Blac🃏k Lives Matter’ campaign, giving weight by sharing their experiences subjected to racial abuse.
The world currently is facing waves🐈 of protests against ‘White Supremacy’, using the hashtag, ‘BlackLivesMatter’.
“I don’🦂t think the penalty for doping or corruption should be any different for racism. If we’ve got issues within our sport, we must deal with them equally,” BBC q♏uoted Holder.
As of now, under the anti-racism code of the apex cricketing body, International𝐆 Cricket Council (ICC), a third breach of the🐬 code by a player could lead to a life ban.
A ban for four tests or eight limited-overs matches dictates the sanction for a first offence by a p🔜layer.
“In addition to having anti-doping briefings and anti-corruption briefings, maybe we should have𒐪 an anti-racism feature before we start a series. My message is that more education needs to go around it,” Holder added.
Holder even conceded that he did not face any kind of racial abuse,💛 but has second-hand experiences.
“I’ve not ex𒊎perienced any racial abuse first hand 🦹but have heard or seen a few things around it. It’s something you just can’t stand for,” the all-rounder said.
