The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is investigating another defending player for racist remarks made on Twitter as a teenager. Before that he had suspended fast bowler Ally Robinson for the same reason. Wisden.com has revealed an old tweet of this player. The cricketer’s identity was not disclosed, as he had not reached the age of 16 at the time.
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The website posted screenshots of racist tweets without revealing the identity of the player. The ECB is now investigating this. According to the website, an ECB spokesman said, “It has been brought to our notice that an England player has posted offensive content on his social media account.”
It further stated, ‘We are investigating this and will respond in due time. These objectionable posts were revealed just hours after Robinson was suspended. Robinson committed racism in 2012 and 2013, which is under investigation.
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