After historical racist tweets by Olie Robinson surfaced following the pacer's debut against New Zealand last week, English cricketers seem to have been caught in a grip of social media posts reeking of racist overtones.
After Robinson was suspended for his tweets pending inquiry, white-ball skipper Eoin Morgan and wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler are under investigation now by the country's cricket board after their alleged racist tweets, mocking Indians, surfaced on social media.
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has promised "relevant and appropriate action", saying each case will be considered on an individual basis.
The posts, in which Buttler and Morgan used the word 'sir' to mock the Indians, started doing the rounds on social media after the ECB suspended pacer Ollie Robinson for some of his offensive 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'," according to a report in the Telegraph.co.uk.
Buttler and Morgan both feature in the Indian Premier League (IPL) with the former playing for the Rajasthan Royals and the latter leading the Kolkata Knight Riders.
"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 added. A homophobic tweet from 2010 from pacer James Anderson has also emerged.
"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 told the British media.
Indian social media users have also been circulating an Instagram post, attributed to off-spinner Dom Bess, which makes fun of Indian National anthem.
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