Ollie Robinson is the stepson of England’s assistant coach
Paul Farbrace. Growing up in Yorkshire, he improved his skills
as a death bowler in T20 cricket. His form during the England Lions’ tour
of Australia in 2020 attracted more viewers as he managed to bag seven wickets
in a crushing win over Australia A.

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Robinson
recently debuted at Lord’s for England in a Test match against New Zealand. He
also bagged the wickets of Ross Taylor and Tom Latham on Day One. But instead
of the day getting better, it turned out to be the worst day in his life. Eight
year old screenshots of Robinson’s sexist and racist tweets were seen on social
media which created drew a lot of eyes and buzz.

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“My new Muslim friend is the
bomb,” “I wonder if Asian people put smileys like this ¦) #racist,” “Guy next
to me on the train definitely has Ebola” were the tweets from 2012 that had resurfaced
on social media after lunch interval on Day 1 of the ongoing Test between
England and New Zealand. There has been no update from where the
screenshots originated.

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“On the biggest day of my career
so far, I am embarrassed by the racist and sexist tweets that I posted over
eight years ago, which have today become public,” Robinson said in a
statement. He said that he was not racist or sexist and regretted making such
remarks.

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Former England captains Michael
Vaughan and Nasser Hussian lashed out England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and blamed them for not conducting a
background check before selecting a player.