'Threatening behaviour'| Kumar Sangakkara accuses Ryanair staff of discrimination against his family at Dublin airport - Deccan Herald

<p>Former Sri Lankan cricket captain <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/kumar-sangakkara">Kumar Sangakkara </a>has alleged discrimination by Ryanair in Dublin airport, accusing the staff of 'threatening and discrimanting' his family.</p><p>In a post on X, Sangakkara, flayed the airline "Has anyone experienced discriminatory gate personnel <a href="https://x.com/Ryanair">@Ryanair</a> in Dublin ? I with my family just did and it was shocking." </p>.<p>In the hard-hitting social post which was reposted multiple times, the 49-year-old described the encounter with the Dublin-based low-cost airline's gate personnel as shocking while adding that it was his first experience in Dublin.</p><p>"The tone of address and the mishandling of procedure and threatening behavior. Unacceptable for any passenger. First bad experience in Dublin," he added. </p><p>The incident at Dublin has also brought attention to concerns about anti-Asian racism and xenophobia in the European country.</p><p>Sangakkara's post prompted a response from compatriot Sanjiva Weerawarana, who shared his own experiences of alleged discrimination while living and travelling in Western countries.</p>.<p>"Kumar, I have experienced discrimination in every part of the west. I lived there for 16 years, traveled back and forth for another 25 and now I'm done. Don't miss it for a bit and will only go for something I need to go to; I see no need to accept being treated like shit," Weerawarana posted.</p><p>Sangakkara replied to it saying it is quite jarring when you experience it.</p>.<p>Sangakkara retired from international cricket in 2015 amasing 12,400 runs in Tests, including 38 centuries and 52 half-centuries. In ODIs, he has scored 14,234 runs with 25 centuries and 93 half-centuries. He was also part of Sri Lanka's teams that reached the 2007 and 2011 World Cup finals, finishing runners-up on both occasions.</p><p>Currently he coaches the Rajasthan Royals (RR) franchise in the Indian Premier League.</p><p>The Sri Lankan batting great had been RR's Director of Cricket since 2021. He replaced Indian great Rahul Dravid as the head coach in 2025. </p><p>He is also part of the interim committee set up by the Sri Lankan government lo after the administration of the game in the country.</p>