England cricket racism row: Eoin Morgan clarifies use of ‘sir’ in Twitter posts
Xtra Time Web Desk: England’s World Cup winning captain Eoin Morgan on Tuesday clarified the use of the word ‘sir’ in older Twitter posts which sparked controversy. According to Morgan, he meant to use the word ‘sir’ as an ‘admiration and respect’.
Morgan and his deputy Jos Buttler were accused of mocking the way Indian people addressed them in English after Twitter posts from several years ago recently came to light again.
England and Wales Cricket Board launched a “social media review” after Ollie Robinson was suspended from international duty pending an investigation following the re-emergence of historic racist and sexist posts during his Test debut against New Zealand at Lord’s earlier this month.
Speaking ahead of the start of three match T20I series against Sri Lanka in Cardiff , Morgan said, “I don’t really reflect on it a lot,” Morgan insisted. “I find if I call somebody ‘sir’ on social media, or anywhere around the world, it’s a sign of admiration and respect.”
The 34-year-old Dublin-born batsman added: “If that’s taken out of context there’s nothing I can control or do about it, so I haven’t actually looked into it.”
