Ds joined a local cricket club In September and has had no problems and has got along well with everyone except this boy who has been unfriendly and hostile and tried to exclude ds from the team. He is also the team captain.
Yesterday was a big game for the team and unfortunately they lost. Ds was caught out quickly and so could not get as many points for the team as he usually does. He was not the only player that did not do as well.
So at the end of the match when the team were changing, the captain said to another boy, "it was that fucking paki's fault. This although not said to ds was said loudly to make sure dss heard what was said.
Ds asked the boy to not refer to him by that word and the boy responded to him "don't talk to me you Muslim paki". Ds said "you can't use them words why are you being racist, what did I do to you". The boy said you lost us the match, what are you going to do blow yourself up".
So ds came home and spoke to me about the incident and I called to couch who said they would speak to the boy and to others in the team and investigate what happened before they punish or remove anyone from the team.
The trouble is the boy is intimidating and popular among the team. That is why no one challenged him in the changing rooms because they are fearful of him.
After the boy left a number of boys asked ds if he was okay and said the boy was out of order.
Aibu to think that the boy will deny and the other boys will defend him for the sake of not getting on his bad side. Ain't to think it would be a better idea for ds to join another team.