Former Proteas batsman Alviro Petersen has lifted the lid on more racial issues in cricket and in the national team.
Petersen, who is one of the 31 prominent current and former cricket players to show support for Lungi Ngidi, claimed black players in the team were instructed to “abuse” opposition black players.
In a series of tweets on Monday, Ngidi recalled how, at the start of his career, he was told to “come hard” towards opposition black players because they are “He said black players were instructed to “abuse” opposition black players, and were even given the material to do so. I arrived in England to play club cricket and upon my arrival some club members told me that some of my teammates back home said they won't be selected to play for SA because they are white and black players play because of the colour of their skin. Is this true? I walked away!!Petersen said racism was deeply rooted in sport and well disguised.
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