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Laxman Sivaramakrishnan Opens Up 'Color Discrimination' He Has Faced Throughout His Life

By IANS News November 28, 2021 • 15:55 PM View: 1005

"The issue of colour discrimination is not new in cricket. I too faced it in life, in my own country," says former India leg-spinner Laxman Sivaramakrishnan.

Sivaramakrishnan, who has played nine Tests and 16 ODIs for India, was reacting to a Twitter post on Saturday that hinted at online trolling faced by commentators.

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