I have been colour discriminated all my life: L Sivaramakrishnan

Former India leg-spinner  Laxman Sivaramakrishnan has alleged that he  has been “colour discriminated”  all his life, including in his own  country.

Sivaramakrishnan, who has  played 9 Tests and 16 ODIs for  India, opened up about his experience with discrimination in  the wake of the racism scandal  that has rocked English cricket.

“I have been criticised and  colour discriminated all my life,  so it doesn’t bother me anymore.  This unfortunately happens in  our own country,” Sivaramakrishnan wrote on his Twitter  handle.The former leg-spinner,  who was known for his prodigious turn and flight, was reacting to a Twitter post that hinted  at online trolling faced by commentators.Sivaramakrishnan is  not the only India player to have  spoken about being discriminated against. Tamil Nadu opener  Abhinav Mukund had also  raised this issue on social media  in 2017.In a statement posted  on his Twitter page, Mukund,  who featured in 7 Test matches  for India, had said: “I have been  travelling a lot within and outside our country since I was 15.  Ever since I was young, people’s  obsession with my skin colour  has always been a mystery to  me.”He added in the statement,  “Anyone who follows cricket  would understand the obvious.  I have played and trained day in  and day out in the sun and not  even once have I regretted the  fact that I have tanned or lost a  couple of shades.