R Ashwin responds to England pacer Ollie Robinson’s suspension: I genuinely feel sorry for him

England pacer Ollie Robinson was suspended hours after his debut Test at Lord's pending the outcome of a disciplinary investigation into his historical tweets, which were found to be racist and sexist.

India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin empathised with England pacer Ollie Robinson who was suspended from international cricket over his historical racist and sexist tweets from as early as 2012. Ashwin said he genuinely felt sorry for the pacer whose Test debut was overshadowed by the controversy surrounding his tweets. I can understand the negative sentiments towards what #OllieRobinson did years ago, but I do feel genuinely sorry for him being suspended after an impressive start to his test career. This suspension is a strong indication of what the future holds in this social media Gen. Ollie Robinson made a fine debut for England in the Lord's Test against New Zealand earlier this month, picking up 7 wickets, including a 4-wicket haul in the drawn Test. However, he was suspended hours after the Test from all international cricket pending the outcome of a disciplinary investigation into his tweets. With a section of the criket fraternity, including England and Wales Cricket Board's Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden, terming the punishment as 'over-the-top', Ashwin said he feels bad for Robinson but stressed that the suspension is a glimpse of what the future holds in the social media generation.