England cricketer Rory Burns on Thursday welcomed the England Cricket Board’s initiative to give anti-racism training to its players, news agency AFP reported. This decision comes after a survey found that the malaise is widespread across the rank of English cricket.

The survey done by the Professional Cricketers’ Association shows 45% of more than 600 respondents claimed that racism had come from a fellow player. 10% said that it came from a coach and around 30% had experienced it on social media or from fans.

About 62% of the surveyed players agreed with the suggestion, while 70% believed specific education on racism and diversity would help improve the situation.

“I think, all we can do to keep it relevant and keep people aware. This game is important and it is great to see PCA, ECB, you know, making it necessary and educate players. I think it increases diversity and that is a positive thing for me,” said Burns.

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) will introduce an anonymous phone line to report racism, issue guidance on how people can be held to account for breaches and a forum for sharing experiences of racism, the report added.