Buttler and Morgan are both parts of the high-profile Indian Premier League and represent the Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders franchise respectively.
England’s cricket board is investigating the country’s white-ball cricket captain Eoin Morgan and wicket-keeper batsman Jos Buttler, after their alleged racist tweets, mocking Indians, surfaced on social media. Saying each case will be considered on an individual basis, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has promised “relevant and appropriate action”. After the ECB suspended pacer Ollie Robinson for some of his offensive tweets dating back to 2012-13, the posts, in which Buttler and Morgan used the word “sir” to mock the Indians, started doing the rounds on social media.
According to a report in the Telegraph.co.uk, “screenshots have also been shared of a message by Buttler in which he says “I always reply sir no1 else like me like you like me’ and, separately, Morgan includes Buttler in a message which says, “Sir you’re my favourite batsman”.
“Although there are questions over the precise context of the tweets, they were written at a time when Buttler and Morgan were established England players and have caused offence on social media,” the report added.
Buttler and Morgan are both parts of the high-profile Indian Premier League and represent the Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders franchise respectively.
The matter will be dealt in an appropriate manner, the ECB said.
An ECB spokesperson on Tuesday said: “Since we were alerted to offensive tweets last week, a number of historical social media posts by other individuals have been questioned publicly as well.”
“There is no place for discrimination in our sport, and we are committed to taking relevant and appropriate action where required.
“Given the concerns which have been raised are clearly now broader than a single case, the ECB Board will discuss how we deal with issues over historical social media material in a timely and appropriate manner.
“Each case will be considered on an individual basis, looking at all the facts. We will assess cases with the ECB Board before making further statements.”
A homophobic tweet dating back to 2010 by England’s veteran pacer James Anderson has also surfaced.
“For me it’s 10-11 years ago, I’ve certainly changed as a person. And I think that’s the difficulty, things do change, you do make mistakes,” Anderson told the British media.
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