Darren Sammy lashes out after racist word used against him in IPL

West Indies all-rounder Darren Sammy has expressed his anger after a racist word was used against him in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

In his Instagram story, Sammy lashed out after learning the meaning of the word ‘ka*u’, a taunt hurled at him during his time with the IPL franchise SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH). He had initially thought that the word meant ‘strong stallion’ but that was clearly not the case.

“Oh so that’s what that meant when they called me and Thisara Perera Kalu in India when we played for Sunrisers. I just thought they were calling me strong black man… I’m more piss now,” said Sammy.

“I just learnt what that kalu meant when I played for Sunrisers in the IPL. They called me and Perera by that name. I thought it meant strong Stallion. My previous post tells me something different and I am angry,” he added.

Darren Sammy via Instagram on racism at the IPL pic.twitter.com/oj2OITvXVL

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One of Sammy’s stories on Saturday was on the recent episode of ‘Patriot Act’, a show which opened up on casual racism in Indian households.

Earlier, Sammy had also urged ICC to stand up against racism, after violent protests erupted across the United States over the death of a handcuffed black man, George Floyd, in police custody

Sammy, in a series of tweets on Tuesday, also asked all the cricket boards to unite in fight against the social evil.