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At a time when the entire world is grappling with the coronavirus pandemic, racism has reared its ugly head once again. The death of an African-American man named George Floyd has seen people from all over the world raising their voice against the menace.

The sporting world has also done its bit and cricket has not remained behind either. But at the same time, former West Indies skipper Darren Sammy has used the opportunity to state that racism exist in cricket too. Unlike other sports, racism is not prevalent in cricket but then again, there are some instances which prove that it indeed exists in gentlemen’s game too.

So, here we are taking a look at few instances when racism took place in cricket:

Herschelle Gibbs called Pakistani fans animals:

Herschelle Gibbs
Herschelle Gibbs. (Credits – Getty)

In 2007, former South Africa batsman Herschelle Gibbs was slapped with two-Test ban after his shocking comments against Pakistan. The legendary batsman lost his cool as he was caught on the stump microphone saying Pakistani supporters were behaving “like bloody animals”.

“You f**king bunch of f**king animals, f88king go back to the zoo, f**king Pakistanis,” he had said. Years later after that incident, Gibbs had clarified that he called the fans animals after they forces his wife and son out of their seats.

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