Racial abuse has been a cause of concern for a long time and should be stopped immediately as every human being is precious and the color of the skin should not be used as a measure to judge someone.
Jason Holder Wants Racism To Be Treated As Crime; Like Doping And Fixing
By Samrat Singh
Updated - 28 Jun 2020, 05:22 PM
Jason Holder wants strong amends to made for racism in cricket, like doping and fixing. In the current circumstances, under the anti-racism code of the global governing council, a third breach of the code by a player could lead to a life ban. The sanction for a first offence by a player can be up to a ban for four tests or eight limited-overs matches.
The West Indies will take on England in an away Test series, starting from July 8. The series will mark return of international cricket after a hiatus due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. It is also of an added significance as the visiting players will show solidarity for the ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement which has turned out in large numbers after the death of African-American man George Floyd.
Jason Holder feels penalty for doping or corruption should not be any different for racism
Sports fraternity has strong condemned the act against George Floyd, with football stars taking a knee and wearing ‘Black Lives Matter’ jersey in support of the campaign. The West Indies might also take similar step during the England series. Holder believes the penalty for racism should be similar to doping or corruption.
“I don’t think the penalty for doping or corruption should be any different for racism,” Holder told BBC Sport.
“If we’ve got issues within our sport, we must deal with them equally.”
Hosts England had also thought of ways to support the movement during the first Test.
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