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Former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara and West Indies skipper  Darren Sammy have raised concern against racism in the backdrop of the custodial killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, which in turn has led to widespread protests and condemnation across the USA and rest of the world.

Sammy took to social media and called out International Cricket Council (ICC) and other cricket boards to speak out on the matter as according to him, “injustice” like this happens all around the world.

“For too long black people have suffered. I’m all the way in St Lucia and I’m frustrated. If you see me as a teammate then you see George Floyd, Can you be part of the change by showing your support. #BlackLivesMatter,” Sammy wrote on his Twitter handle.

“ICC and all the other boards are you guys not seeing what’s happening to people like me? Are you not gonna speak against the social injustice against my kind. This is not only about America. This happens everyday #BlackLivesMatter now is not the time to be silent. I wanna hear you.

On Tuesday (June 2), Kumar Sangakkara, the former Sri Lanka captain, also voiced his concern against racism by posting a string of tweets. He said: "The activism in America against systemic racism and injustice is a powerful lesson to us all." On the other hand, Ian Bishop, the former West Indies paceman, observed: "The pain is real. People are crying out to be heard." The England and Wales Cricket Board also put up an image of Adil Rashid, Jofra Archer and Jos Buttler embracing each other after England won the 2019 World Cup.