'Cricket should be a game for everyone, and we know that this has not always been the case.'
Presenters Andrew Flintoff, Kass Naidoo, Zainab Abbas, and Jacqueline Shepherd will lead the coverage. They will be joined by cricketing stars from around the world, including Dinesh Karthik, Stuart Broad
The 67-year-old Jamaican legend said how his sister found one of the chapters difficult to read as it takes a toll on anyone's emotions.
Letting Virat Kohli play county cricket is 'nonsense', feels former England captain Bob Willis
Holding believes that UK hasn't done enough to weed out racism.
Root received applause on social media for his stance.
"The granting of the Freedom of the City of London recognises how they have added their voices to the growing global movement to stamp out racism."