Laxman Sivaramakrishnan, a former Indian cricket player who represented his country in nine Test matches and 16 One Day Internationals between 1983 and 1987, appeared on social media platforms when he made serious accusations against the BCCI. The ex-India star, who is a regular in the Indian commentary scene, wrote on X: “I am retiring from commentary for BCCI.” He then went on to elaborate the reason behind his decision: “If I have not been used for TOSSES and PRESENTATION for 23 years, and newcomers come in and do pitch reports, tosses, presentations even when Shastri was coaching, what do you think could be the reason?”
Sivaramakrishnan used the racial discrimination statement “Maybe cuz you are black. #BLM,” to answer the first user who commented on his social media post. The response from Sivaramakrishnan confirmed that he agreed with the statement about racial discrimination.
The India spin great Ashwin has now responded to the announcement made by Sivaramakrishnan. “Oh no! Why not this IPL?” Ashwin wrote, responding to the retirement post. He did not comment on the accusations made by Sivaramakrishnan
Sivaramakrishnan started his career as a commentator in 2000. He also served as a player representative on the ICC Cricket Committee.
Although he went wicketless in his first Test match, he later became famous for his match-winning 12-wicket haul against England in 1984.
India defeated their opponents in the 1985 Benson & Hedges World Championship which took place in Australia because Sivaramakrishnan played a vital role in the tournament under the leadership of Sunil Gavaskar.
He played an essential part in the final match against Pakistan which he helped India secure by limiting their score to 176/9.
He became the top wicket-taker of that tournament because of his performance which was a major accomplishment for a spinner at that time who bowled in Australian conditions.