Sri Lankan cricket legend Kumar Sangakkara has accused Ryanair of ‘discriminatory’ and ‘threatening’ behaviour in the direction of him and his household at Dublin Airport.
Sangakkara, one of many best wicketkeeper-batters of all time, took to social media on Wednesday afternoon to precise his fury at an unsavoury incident that had occurred.
Posting on X, Sangakkara stated: ‘Has anybody skilled discriminatory gate personnel @Ryanair in Dublin?
‘I with my household simply did and it was surprising. The tone of tackle and the mishandling of process and threatening conduct. Unacceptable for any passenger. First dangerous expertise in Dublin.’
Day by day Mail Sport has approached Sangakkara, 49, for additional particulars on what went on, and his submit drew a response from different customers.
This included Piers Morgan, who shared a message of assist for the cricketing icon.
Kumar Sangakkara has accused Ryanair of ‘discriminatory’ and ‘threatening’ behaviour in the direction of him and his household at Dublin Airport (pictured together with his spouse Yhali)
The Sri Lankan cricketing legend took to social media to precise his fury at what had gone on
He wrote: ‘Hardly ever met a extra first rate, dignified man than Kumar. For him to say this, it should have been actually shameful behaviour. I hope you cope with this urgently & correctly @Ryanair.’
Sangakkara additionally interacted with Sri Lankan businessman Sanjiva Weerawarana after he shared his personal experiences of discrimination overseas.
He wrote: ‘Kumar, I’ve skilled discrimination in each a part of the west. I lived there for 16 years, travelled forwards and backwards for one more 25 and now I am accomplished.’
Sangakkara, a former Sri Lanka captain, replied: ‘It’s fairly jarring whenever you expertise it @sanjiva.’
One other fan expressed their disappointment and shock that the 49-year-old had confronted discrimination, to which Sangakkara responded: ‘Nobody ought to expertise it not simply me.’
Sangakkara performed 134 Assessments, 404 ODIs and 56 T20Is for his nation, racking up 28,016 worldwide runs. That places him third on the all-time checklist behind Indian greats Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli.
Sangakkara now lives primarily in Dorset after transferring there together with his household in early 2022, whereas he’s additionally identified to have a property in Galle, Sri Lanka. He met his spouse Yhali once they had been at college and so they had twins collectively in 2009.
Alongside his work as a pundit for Sky Sports activities, which has included England’s present tri-series with Sri Lanka and Pakistan, he’s the pinnacle coach and director of cricket of IPL franchise Rajasthan Royals.
Day by day Mail Sport contacted Ryanair for remark.
