Cricket Australia apologizes for racist slur aimed at Pakistan

Cricket Australia (CA) has apologized for an error in its live score ticker during the ongoing tour match between Pakistan and the Prime Minister's XI at Manuka Oval in Canberra. 

The incident involved the display of a racial slur, which sparked immediate criticism. Instead of the standard 'PAK,' the abbreviation 'PAK*' was shown on the live score ticker.

The derogatory term is offensive to people of Pakistani and broader South Asian descent. 

Australian cricket journalist Danny Saeed brought attention to this issue, leading Cricket Australia to take corrective action promptly. 

In response to the incident, Cricket Australia issued a statement explaining that the graphic was generated automatically by a data provider that had not been used previously for a Pakistan game. The board acknowledged the regrettable nature of the error and clarified that they manually corrected it as soon as it was brought to their attention. 

“The graphic was an automatic feed from a data provider which had not been used previously for a Pakistan game. This was obviously regrettable, and the error we corrected manually as soon as it came to light,” Cricket Australia CA wrote in a statement according to the Australian journalist.

A clarifier on this from CA: “The graphic was an automatic feed from a data provider which had not been used previously for a Pakistan game. This was obviously regrettable, and the error we corrected manually as soon as it came to light.” https://t.co/7FttR2iZTR

— Daany Saeed (@daanysaeed) December 6, 2023