England’s limited-overs skipper Eoin Morgan came out in defence of himself after he faced accusations of mocking the Indian fans for their English through old tweets.
KKR’s Morgan and his teammate Jos Buttler were under scrutiny for a conversation made over Twitter some years back where they seemed to have indulged in mocking the broken English of some of their Indian supporters by the constant use of “Sir”.
Opening up on the issue for the first time, Morgan, however, said he wasn’t disrespectful of anyone, adding that his use of “Sir” is a sign of admiration and respect.
“I don’t really reflect on it a lot. I find it, if I call somebody sir on social media, or anywhere around the world, it’s a sign of admiration and respect,”
Morgan told Mirror.
Ahead of the T20I series against Sri Lanka starting Wednesday, Morgan also said he can’t help if his words get misconstrued, and he hasn’t given the matter too much thought.
“If that’s taken out of context there’s nothing I can control or do about it, so I haven’t actually looked into it,”
Kolkata Knight Riders added.
KKR CEO Venky Mysore had indicated that action can be taken against the skipper if they found him or anyone in breach of the expected code of conduct, stating there is no place for any form of discrimination in their book.
Not just Morgan, even KKR head coach Brendon McCullum had his tweets resurfacing with the use of “sir” earlier in June where England pacer Ollie Robinson was in the news for his inappropriate twitter remarks made eight years ago.
The pacer was playing his maiden Test at Lord’s at the time. Though he offered an apology following criticism, the England and Wales Cricket Board suspended him for the following Test in Edgbaston against New Zealand.
