New Delhi: West Indies captain Jason Holder wants racism to be taken seriously like doping and match fixing in cricket. Last year Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed was sentenced to a four-match ban for racist remarks to South African allrounder Andile Fehlukwayo.
Earlier this month, former West Indies captain Darren Sammy and Chris Gayle said they had experienced racist exploitation and supported the Black Lives Matters campaign.
Holder told BBC Sport, “I think the penalty for doping or corruption is the same as it should be for racism.” “If there is a problem within our sport, we should deal with them equally . “
Under the Anti-Racism Code of the Governing International Cricket Council (ICC), a third violation of a code by a player can lead to a lifetime ban. Punishment for a first offense by a player is restricted to four Test matches or eight limited-overs matches.
Holder said teams should be made aware of racial issues before the start of any series. “Apart from having an anti-doping briefing and an anti-corruption briefing, perhaps we should have an anti-racism feature before starting the series,” the all-rounder said.
