'Certain Indian people are so concerned about skin colour' - Shikhar Dhawan's wife Aesha hits back after a fan calls her son 'black'

The death of George Floyd stunned the whole world including the cricketing fraternity. Floyd, an African-American man succumbed to death after being arrested by police in Minneapolis. In the clip which spread like wildfire across social media, a white police officer– Derek Chauvin– was seen kneeling on Floyd’s death until he breathed his last.

The death of Floyd led to violent protests against racism all across the world. Addressing the issue of racism in the sporting scenario, many cricketers like Darren Sammy, Chris Gayle, Tino Best and KL Rahul came forward and raised their voices.

Sammy even shared his bitter experience while playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad when he was addressed as ‘Kalu’ by his teammates. Many players also shared a black screen picture on their social media handles to show solidarity towards the movement– ‘#BlackLivesMatter’.

Amid the pertaining issue of racism across the globe, India international Shikhar Dhawan’s wife Aesha also decided to address the matter. Aesha hit back after a fan commented– “Zorabar Son, you are black, you will remain black” on a post which she had shared with her son. She pointed out the issue of discrimination over skin colour in India and put out a strong message against racism. However, she later deleted her post.

It’s like you are only denying your self: Aesha Dhawan

“Amazes me that people are so concerned about skin colour. If a person is brown, black, white or yellow what does it matter? The funny thing to me is that certain people that are Indian have a problem with skin colour when logically and biologically brown skin is very normal in those parts of the world,” Aesha wrote.

“It’s like you are only denying your self. And another thing is that the more you deny your reality the more you are suffering. I own myself completely and so do my kids,” she added.

Aesha and Shikhar have been spending their time home in the absence of international cricket. Shikhar was slated to don the Delhi Capitals jersey in IPL 2020 before the cash-rich league got postponed indefinitely in the wake of COVID-19 outbreak.

Shikhar and Aesha had tied the knot in 2012 and their son Zoravar was born in 2014. The couple has been quite active on social media to keep fans entertained amid the pandemic.