Ross Taylor

Former New Zealand captain calls himself 'a brown face in a vanilla line-up' in his new autobiography.

“When I came back into the team after the captaincy drama, I found myself sitting next to (coach) Mike Hesson in the Koru Lounge at Dunedin Airport. He’d come straight from his house. “Let me be clear: I don’t think for one minute that they were coming from a racist perspective. “You wonder if you should pull them up but worry that you’ll create a bigger problem or be accused of playing the race card by inflating harmless banter into racism. “Cricket in New Zealand is a pretty white sport. “That has its challenges, many of which aren’t readily apparent to your teammates or the cricketing public. A teammate used to tell me, ‘You’re half a good guy, Ross, but which half is good?

Cricket in New Zealand is a pretty white sport,” Ross Taylor writes in his autobiography 'Black & White' also mentioning that he was 'a brown face in a ...

That has its challenges, many of which aren't readily apparent to your teammates or the cricketing public,” AP quoted him as writing. 4 mins read You don't know what I'm referring to.' I was pretty sure I did."

न्यूजीलैंड के पूर्व बल्लेबाज रॉस टेलर ने अपने देश की क्रिकेट संस्कृति में नस्लवाद पर ...

In his autobiography titled 'Ross Taylor Black & White', Taylor described that cricket in New Zealand was “a pretty white sport” and he experienced racism ...

“Cricket in New Zealand is a pretty white sport. “In all probability, a Pakeha listening to those sorts of comments would think, “Oh, that’s okay, it’s just a bit of banter.” But he’s hearing it as white person and it’s not directed at people like him. A teammate used to tell me, “You’re half a good guy, Ross, but which half is good?

The 38-year-old, who is of New Zealand-Samoan descent, retired from international cricket in April after a glorious career spanning 16 years.

These discussions are ongoing,” said the spokesman. In June, Pakistan-born Azeem Rafiq said his family have been subjected to “threats, attacks and intimidation” since the former Yorkshire spinner made allegations of racism against his old club. Last month, an independent review into allegations of racism at Cricket Scotland found the governance and leadership practices of the organisation to be “institutionally racist”. “NZC has reached out to Ross to discuss some of the comments in his book, both to better understand the details of them and to offer support. Taylor said that for most of his career he was “an anomaly, a brown face in a vanilla line-up”. In his autobiography “Black and White” released on Thursday, the legendary batsman says he endured racially barbed comments from teammates, but does not specify at what level of the game in New Zealand.

न्यूजीलैंड के पूर्व कप्तान रॉस टेलर ने ड्रेसिंग रूम में नस्लवाद होने का दावा किया है.

टेलर को न्यूजीलैंड क्रिकेट टीम के ड्रेसिंग रूम में अलग अलग नाम से बुलाया जाता था. टेलर ने कहा, "न्यूजीलैंड में क्रिकेट को अच्छा खेल माना जाता है. अपने अधिकांश करियर मैं एक अलग खिलाड़ी रहा हूं. पूरी टीम में मैं अकेला भूरा चेहरे वाला खिलाड़ी था. इसकी अपनी चुनौतियां थीं, क्योंकि आपके साथियों और जनता मुझे अलग-अलग तरह से संबोधित करते थे." न्यूजीलैंड हेराल्ड में प्रकाशित बायोग्राफी के एक अंश में टेलर ने लिखा, "यह देखते हुए कि पॉलिनेशियन समुदाय का खेल में कम प्रतिनिधित्व है. यह शायद कोई आश्चर्य की बात नहीं है कि लोग कभी-कभी यह मान लेते हैं कि मैं माओरी या भारतीय हूं." कीवी के पूर्व क्रिकेटर रॉस टेलर ने गुरुवार को अपनी बायोग्राफी में चौंकाने वाला खुलासा किया है. रॉस टेलर (Ross Taylor) ने न्यूजीलैंड क्रिकेट में नस्लवाद होने का दावा किया है. 'रॉस टेलर ब्लैक एंड व्हाइट' शीर्षक से अपनी बायोग्राफी में टेलर ने बयां किया कि न्यूजीलैंड में क्रिकेट एक साफ सुथरा खेल था और उन्होंने ड्रेसिंग रूम के अंदर नस्लवाद का अनुभव किया, क्योंकि वहां उन्हें 'बंटर' कह कर बुलाया जाता था.

He described that cricket in New Zealand was "a pretty white sport" and experienced racism inside dressing rooms. IANS. Updated: 11 Aug 2022, 12:46 PM IST.

A teammate used to tell me, "You're half a good guy, Ross, but which half is good? "In many ways, dressing-room banter is the barometer. "Cricket in New Zealand is a pretty white sport.

कीवी के पूर्व क्रिकेटर रॉस टेलर ने गुरुवार को अपनी बायोग्राफी में न्यूजीलैंड क्रिकेट ...

One of New Zealand's greatest cricketers Ross Taylor drew curtains on his international career earlier this year; in the month of April.

I said I couldn’t have the duck because I was playing in two days’ time. About 1.30 am he decided it would be a good idea to have a nightcap with Ian Botham, who was staying on a boat out in the bay. Taylor stated that he decided not to have ducks before any game because he was dismissed for a duck (zero) on his World Cup debut, against England, in 2007.

Taylor had retired from international cricket in April this year, featuring for the side in 112 Tests, 236 ODIs and 102 T20Is. He is of Samoan heritage from ...

"In all probability, a Pakeha listening to those sorts of comments would think, "Oh, that's okay, it's just a bit of banter." A teammate used to tell me, "You're half a good guy, Ross, but which half is good? "Cricket in New Zealand is a pretty white sport.

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