England's Archer condemns racist abuse
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OFFENDED: England's Jofra Archer. Picture: Ross Setford/Reuters. OFFENDED: England's Jofra Archer. Picture: Ross Setford/Reuters.
England fast bowler Jofra Archer has posted an image of racist abuse he received on social media and called on authorities to deal with the issue properly.
The 24-year-old Barbados-born paceman, who helped England win the 50-overs World Cup last year, posted an image of the message he received on Instagram and said he could not understand why someone would make such comments.
"I (have) given a lot of thought about reacting to this and I hope no one else has to deal with stuff like this on a regular basis, it isn't ever acceptable and should be addressed properly in my opinion," Archer wrote on Instagram.
OFFENSIVE: Jofra Archer shared his feelings about being attacked on his Instagram. Picture: Instagram/@jofraarcher
"I will never understand how people feel so freely to say these things to another human being, it baffles me."
Earlier this year, New Zealand Cricket banned a supporter from attending international and domestic matches in the country for two years after he admitted racially abusing Archer during a test in November.
Archer has been out of action since January with an elbow injury.
Reuters