India, May 17 -- Arshdeep Singh is not a racist. He is not a villain. Let's say he is just a little ignorant.

Ignorant as to how the world has changed in recent years, where people can't/shouldn't be shamed for their skin colour, their ethnicity, their body type, etc., etc. The whole "Black Lives Matter" campaign revolves around similar issues.

Racism is a very strong word, so let's not call him a racist. It's not colourism either. It's plain ignorance. There is nothing more to it.

We have to look at Arshdeep's background, and that's going to explain why he called Tilak Varma a "darkie". Rough translation, that is. Let's make it very clear right at the outset, this article is not an attempt to totally exonerate him; for, he should know...