After fast bowler Ollie Robinson was suspended for his historical racist and sexist tweets, England captain Eoin Morgan and wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler have found themselves in the line of fire. The duo is under investigation by the England and Wales Cricket Board as their alleged tweets mocking Indians by the word "sir" surfaced on social media.
According to a report in the Telegraph, 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.'
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.