Sri Lanka, Nov. 2 -- Kumar Sangakkara has opened up on what he believes was the racist treatment he and his family received during an argument at check-in at Dublin airport after a member of Ryanair staff told them: 'You people with your kinds of passports should expect this.'

Sangakkara, who scored 12,400 runs in a glittering 134-Test career with Sri Lanka, was preparing to fly back to Bristol following a two-day trip to celebrate his 49th birthday when he says he was spoken to rudely by a woman following confusion over an e-visa.Sri Lanka travel

He says he went out of his way to make 'doubly sure' he was following the correct procedure with his family's Sri Lankan passports. But despite being assured two hours earlier by staff at the ...