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9 incidents tagged

Arshdeep Singh's 'Andhere' Remark on Tilak Varma Sparks Colourism Row — IPL 2026

Punjab Kings vs Mumbai Indians

15 May 2026

Punjab Kings fast bowler Arshdeep Singh sparked a national controversy when a video from a pre-match interaction before PBKS's IPL 2026 encounter with Mumbai Indians went viral on 15 May 2026. In the clip, Arshdeep greeted Mumbai Indians batter Tilak Varma by calling him "Andhere" — Hindi slang meaning "dark one" or "darkness" — before asking whether he had applied sunscreen and then holding him next to teammate Naman Dhir, saying "This is the real glow of Punjab." The remarks, directed at Tilak's dark skin tone, were condemned by former India spinner Laxman Sivaramakrishnan as a racial slur and generated widespread public debate about the normalisation of colourism in Indian cricket. Mumbai Indians' social media response — a viral post showing Tilak emerging from darkness — was itself criticised for amplifying rather than defusing the controversy.

#IPL 2026#Punjab Kings#Mumbai Indians

🥊Serious

England U19 Team Racism Allegations

England U19

10 June 2022

Allegations of racism within the England youth cricket system emerged as part of the broader investigation into discrimination in English cricket triggered by Azeem Rafiq's testimony.

#racism#england u19#ecb

🔥Serious

South Africa Women's Team Selection and Racism Allegations

South Africa Women

15 August 2021

South Africa women's cricketers raised allegations of racial discrimination in team selection and treatment, echoing similar issues in the men's setup.

#south africa women#racism#selection

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Sarfraz Ahmed's Racist Remark to Andile Phehlukwayo

South Africa vs Pakistan

22 January 2019

Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed was caught on stump mic making a racist comment about South Africa's Andile Phehlukwayo, leading to a four-match ban.

#sarfraz#racism#phehlukwayo

🔥Explosive

Monkeygate — The Sydney Test Racism Controversy

Australia vs India

6 January 2008

Harbhajan Singh was accused of racially abusing Andrew Symonds during the Sydney Test, leading to India threatening to abandon the tour and one of the ugliest diplomatic incidents in cricket history.

#monkeygate#harbhajan singh#andrew symonds

🥊Explosive

Andrew Symonds vs Harbhajan Singh — Monkeygate

Australia vs India

6 January 2008

Andrew Symonds accused Harbhajan Singh of calling him a 'monkey' during the infamous Sydney Test, triggering one of cricket's biggest racial controversies.

#symonds#harbhajan#monkeygate

🔥Explosive

Rebel Tours to Apartheid South Africa

South Africa vs England/Sri Lanka/West Indies/Australia rebel XIs

6 March 1982

Multiple international teams sent unofficial rebel squads to play in apartheid-era South Africa, leading to lengthy bans for participating players and deepening cricket's political fault lines.

#apartheid#rebel tours#south africa

🥊Serious

Tony Greig's 'Grovel' Comment — West Indies Fury 1976

England vs West Indies

3 June 1976

Tony Greig infamously said he intended to make the West Indies 'grovel,' a comment with racial undertones that provoked an incredible West Indian response.

#greig#grovel#west indies

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The D'Oliveira Affair — Apartheid Meets Cricket

England vs South Africa (cancelled)

28 August 1968

Basil D'Oliveira's selection for England's tour to South Africa in 1968 was refused by the apartheid government, leading to the tour's cancellation and eventually South Africa's expulsion from international cricket.

#basil doliveira#apartheid#south africa