'I’m confident & proud to be black': Darren Sammy responds to Swara Bhasker's #SaySorryToDaren post

After former West Indies skipper, Darren Sammy accused Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad players of racially abusing him during his time with the franchise in 2013 and 2014, on Friday (June 12) the cricketer said he was proud and confident on being black and will never change.

Sammy reaction came while responding to Indian actress Swara Bhasker's social media post, where she questioned him for his comment "operated from a place of love" and asked all his ex-SRH mates to apologize to the former T20 World Cup-winning skipper.

"Dear @darensammy88 if someone used the N word at a black person & said they "operated from a place of love" what would u say? Same with word 'Kaalu' & it's variations. And team members of @SunRisers. Show some decency & spine #SaySorryToDaren officially ! #thatsnotcricket @IPL," Swara tweeted.

Responding to her, Sammy wrote: "Don’t get me wrong I’m not condoning what was done/said. I’m saying let’s use this opportunity to educate each other so it doesn’t happen again. One can only apologize if he/she feels wrong about something. I’m confident&proud to be black. That will never change"

HERE ARE THE TWEETS:

Don’t get me wrong I’m not condoning what was done/said. I’m saying let’s use this opportunity to educate each other so it doesn’t happen again. One can only apologize if he/she feels wrong about something. I’m confident&proud to be black. That will never change  https://t.co/HeA1Erwby3

— Daren Sammy (@darensammy88) June 12, 2020

The death of African-American man George Floyd had sparked outrage in the United States and athletes have come forward talking about the racism they faced on and off the field.

Since Sammy's allegations, netizens pulling out old feeds and tweets to show when or where he was called with any derogatory term or if he himself has done the same too.

Even Sammy Knows that "Kalu" is referred to Black !! Then why he said that he didn't know the meaning of that word at that time ?? pic.twitter.com/CNEJuBdBuG

— Mahirat (@MahiratDream11) June 9, 2020

Calls himself and team members Black all the time but when someone else calls it in other language he feels insulted after six years..because he is not getting IPL contracts and wants to please his adopted father Pakistan #kalu #DarenSammy pic.twitter.com/gcZ6vRifjI

— Hound (@Chitkule1) June 9, 2020