Former New Zealand captain Ross Taylor in his autobiography revealed an attention-grabbing dialog between England batsman Joe Root and Blackcaps pacer Tim Southee forward of the beginning of the 2019 Test sequence.
Taylor wrote in his autobiography: “Before the first, some boys on the field were holding Joe Root and some of the England players.”
The dialogue on the Ashes sequence intensified, Australia retained the Ashes by drawing the sequence 2-2.
“Bloody hell,” stated Joe, “weren’t Australians like pork chops when they pulled the chain?”
Tim Southee, who was fast to reply, went again with Joe Root: “Yeah, like you guys when you drew the World Cup final.”
Joe Root smiled and stated, “I think you got me.”
England gained the 2019 ODI World Cup on boundary depend after being tied twice, together with the Super Over.
Taylor additionally revealed his racism throughout his 16-year profession in New Zealand cricket in his autobiography.
Taylor, who’s of Samoan heritage, describes a racist locker room “joke” and casually racist feedback from some New Zealand crew officers.
“Cricket in New Zealand is a pretty white game,” wrote Taylor in his guide “Black and White.”
“For most of my career I have been an anomaly, a brown face in a vanilla line-up. This has its own challenges, many of which are not readily apparent to your teammates or the cricketing public.”
Taylor, 38, stated many assumed he was of Māori or Indian heritage as a result of illustration of the Pacific Islands in New Zealand cricket is so uncommon. He stated the locker room jokes had been typically racist and hurtful however he frightened that elevating the difficulty may make the state of affairs worse.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
