Bangladesh, Oct. 31 -- The 48-year-old batting great shared the incident in a social media post on October 28, describing the experience as shocking and unacceptable.

"Has anyone experienced discriminatory gate personnel @Ryanair in Dublin?" Sangakkara wrote.

"I with my family just did and it was shocking. The tone of address and the mishandling of procedure and threatening behavior. Unacceptable for any passenger. First bad experience in Dublin."

Sangakkara did not explain what led to the confrontation. He appeared deeply upset by how the airline's staff treated his family.

Fellow Sri Lankan national Sanjiva Weerawarana responded to the post with his own experience. He said he had faced discrimination across the West over more than f...