Never too late to fight for right cause: Gayle stands with Sammy

It is never too late to fight for the right cause said opening batsman Chris Gayle as he came out in support of former T20 World Cupwinning skipper Darren SammyThe debate around racism in sport has kickstarted once again after former Windies T20 World Cupwinning skipper Darren Sammy alleged racism during his stint with Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 2014 Indian Premier LeagueItrsquos never too late to fight for the right cause or what yoursquove experienced over the years So much more to your story darensammy88 Like I said itrsquos in the game acircAcircAcircethAcircAcirciquestacircAcircAcircethAcircAcirciquestacircAcircAcircethAcircAcirciquest httpstcow7btmQ3cYfmdash Chris Gayle henrygayle June 9 2020Taking note of Sammys revelation Gayle tweeted Its never too late to fight for the right cause or what youve experienced over the years So much more to your story darensammy88 Like I said its in the gameEarlier Gayle had also revealed that he too has been a victim of racism and added that racism is something that has been bothering cricket as wellOn Tuesday Sammy had released a video specifying that the racial slurs against him were used within the SunRisers campI have played all over the world and I have been loved by many people I have embraced all 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 Sammy said in a video posted on his Instagram accountThis does not apply to all people 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 I was being called exactly the same word which is degrading to us black people he addedSammy said that at the time when he was being called with the word he didnt know the meaning and his teammates used to laugh every time after calling him by that nameI will be messaging those people you guys know who you are I must admit at that time when I was being called as that word I thought the word meant strong stallion or whatever it is I did not know what it meant every time I was called with that word there was laughter at that moment I thought teammates are laughing so it must be something funny Sammy saidThe former Windies skipper has been a vocal supporter of the protests that are currently going on in the United States over the death of an AfricanAmerican man named George FloydSammy had also made an appeal to the ICC and other cricket boards to support the fight against social injustice and racism Ever since the demise of Floyd protests erupted from the demonstrations in cities from San Francisco to BostonCatch up on all the latest sports news and updates hereAlso download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates MidDay is now on Telegram Click here to join our channel middayinfomedialtd and stay updated with the latest newsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever