{"id":10193,"date":"2024-03-26T14:03:04","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T14:03:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/26\/yes-i-am-dark-former-india-cricketer-slams-troll-over-racist-attack-cricket-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2024-03-26T14:03:04","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T14:03:04","slug":"yes-i-am-dark-former-india-cricketer-slams-troll-over-racist-attack-cricket-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/26\/yes-i-am-dark-former-india-cricketer-slams-troll-over-racist-attack-cricket-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Yes, I am dark&#8217;: Former India cricketer slams troll over racist attack | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-108795295,imgsize-185690.cms?resize=1280,720&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"&#8216;Yes, I am dark&#8217;: Former India cricketer slams troll over racist attack | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India\" title=\"&#8216;Yes, I am dark&#8217;: Former India cricketer slams troll over racist attack | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India\" \/><\/div>\n<div>NEW DELHI: Former Indian <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener\">cricket<\/a> team spinner <!-- -->Laxman Sivaramakrishnan<!-- --> gave an apt reply to a social media user who tried to troll him with a racist remark. <br \/>Sivaramakrishnan, who played 9 Tests and 16 ODIs for India between 1983 and 1987, posted a picture of himself with an elephant in the background from the Ayyappan temple in Mahalingapuram, Tamil Nadu on X (formerly Twitter).<br \/>Also See: <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/csk-vs-gt-live-score-chennai-super-kings-vs-gujarat-titans-ipl-scorecard-today-match-ma-chidambaram-stadium-chennai\/liveblog\/108790882.cms\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\">CSK vs GT Live Score<\/a><br \/>&#8220;50th year of Ayyappan temple today. Mahalingapuram. Great celebration,&#8221; Sivaramakrishnan wrote on his X handle.<br \/>To this, a user tried to troll the former cricketer and wrote: &#8220;Hii sir that elephant is more visible in night than you&#8221;. <br \/>Sivaramakrishnan took no time and gave a straight reply to the user. <br \/>&#8220;Yes I am dark,&#8221; Sivaramakrishnan said.<br \/>&#8220;It&#8217;s a temple festival and you people are so cheap,&#8221; Sivaramakrishnan further added. <\/p>\n<p>Earlier, Sivaramakrishnan expressed his disappointment with Ravichandran Ashwin for lack of &#8216;respect&#8217; during the five-match series against England.<br \/>Sivaramakrishnan took to X (formerly Twitter) and wrote: &#8220;Tried calling him a few times to wish him for his 100th Test. Just cut off my call. Sent him a message, no reply. 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