2015 ICC Cricket World Cup - Scotland send home Majid Haq

 

Scotland's all-time leading wicket-taker Majid Haq(32) has been sent home from the Cricket World Cup after posting a race-related tweet. 

After not being selected for his side's 148-run defeat by Sri Lanka in Hobart on Wednesday March 11,2015  he tweeted: "Always tougher when you're in the minority! #colour #race"

The post has since been deleted.

Off-spinner Majid Haq has taken 60 one-day international wickets and also holds his country's appearance record with 209 caps

Majid Haq has collected just 3 wickets in 4 matches, while his best score with the bat is 31, made against fellow associate nation Afghanistan

Majid Haq took a flight home from Melbourne on Tuesday March 10,2015

Note
Scotland have lost all five of their matches - against New Zealand, England, Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka - and have just one game remaining, against Australia in Hobart on March 14,2015