After Ollie Robinson, Eoin Morgan and Jos Buttler comes under scrutiny for tweets from the past

England limited-overs skipper Eoin Morgan and Jos Buttler might find themselves in cold waters after the England Cricket Board (ECB) promised detailed investigation about some tweets from these two players mocking Indians and their English. The ECB has promised that relevant and appropriate actions will be taken and each case will be given individual attention. 

Some tweets from the past where Morgan and Buttler uses the word ‘sir’ to mock Indians have surfaced on the internet after fast bowler Ollie Robinson was suspended by the ECB for his sexist and racist tweets dating back to 2012-13. 

"Screenshots have also been shared of a message by Buttler in which he says 'I always reply sir no1 else like me like you like me' and, separately, Morgan includes Buttler in a message which says, 'Sir you're my favourite batsman'," a report in the Telegraph.co.uk read.

Both Buttler and Morgan is a part of the Indian Premier League (IPL) and has spent considerable amount of time in India. While the tweets which were later deleted was made way back in 2013, it must be noted that both players had become established names in the international circuit back then. 

"Although there are questions over the precise context of the tweets, they were written at a time when Buttler and Morgan were established England players and have caused offence on social media," the report in the UK Telegraph further added.

Meanwhile, the England Cricket Board (ECB) have made it clear that they won’t be leaving any stones unturned in dealing with the manner in an appropriate way. "Since we were alerted to offensive tweets last week, a number of historical social media posts by other individuals have been questioned publicly as well," an ECB spokesperson said on Tuesday.

"There is no place for discrimination in our sport, and we are committed to taking relevant and appropriate action where required.

"Given the concerns which have been raised are clearly now broader than a single case, the ECB Board will discuss how we deal with issues over historical social media material in a timely and appropriate manner. Each case will be considered on an individual basis, looking at all the facts. We will assess cases with the ECB Board before making further statements,” the spokesperson further added. 

Meanwhile one ore tweet from 2010 has gone viral where veteran fast bowler James Anderson is seeing mocking Anderson by calling him a fifteen-year-old lesbian after he posted a photo with his new haircut. Revealing on the same Anderson said that its 10-11 years ago and he has certainly changed a lot as a person. 

"For me, it's 10-11 years ago, I've certainly changed as a person. And I think that's the difficulty, things do change, you do make mistakes," Anderson said.