Australia Test skipper Tim Paine said he was living with “his head in the sand” before the Black Lives Movement while his deputy Pat Cummins admitted to making hurtful “one liners” to players of colour that he now regrets. Paine said he didn’t think a lot about the issue of racism as it didn’t affect him, adding that the BLM has shifted his perspective. “Mine has only shifted in the last 12 months since the whole Black Lives Matter thing started to take off,” Paine was quoted as saying by ESPNCricinfo. I don’t believe that, I don’t know why I’ve said that, and I hate how I’ve made that person feel’,” the pacer added. “For me it is just going over to them, rather than making a big scene over it, which can make the situation worse for the person that’s had the comment made to.

Source: Indian Express December 24, 2020 09:26 UTC