Ishant Sharma used racist word against Darren Sammy

West Indies all-rounder, in an Instagram video earlier this morning, revealed that a racist word was used against him in the Sunrisers Hyderabad camp during his time in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Sammy had initially thought that the word meant ‘strong stallion’ but that was clearly not the case.

"I have played all over the world and I have been loved by many people, I have embraced all the dressing rooms where I have played, so I was listening to Hasan Minhaj as to how some of the people in his culture describe black people,” said Sammy. "I will be messaging those people, you guys know who you are. I must admit at that time when I was being called that, I didn't know what it meant, I thought the word meant strong stallion or whatever it is, and I saw no problems because I was ignorant about what it meant”

"This does not apply to everybody, so after I found out a meaning of a certain word, I had said I was angry on finding out the meaning and it was degrading, instantly I remembered when I played for Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2013-14, I was being called the exact same word which is degrading to us black people," he added.

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The flamboyant all-rounder also demanded an apology from all those who used that word.

"I have had great memories in all the dressing rooms I've played in, I have always been one to build a team, not bring it down. So all those who used to call me with that word - you guys know yourself - reach out to me, let's have a conversation. If it was in a bad way then I would be really disappointed, and I'll still be angry and deserve an apology from you guys as I saw all of you guys as my brothers. So talk to me, reach out to me and clear the air," he said.

An Instagram photo from the Indian pacer Ishant Sharma from 2014 has since gone viral, which captions read, "Me, bhuvi, ka**u and gun sunrisers."

Sharma can be seen in the photo posing with his fellow Indian pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Sammy and South African pacer Dale Steyn.

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.