This is where all South Asian teams must unite and bell the proverbial cat - which the Indian players appear to have done so on this occasion. This "we get racially abused more than them" comment is a race to the bottom which will never solver the deeper issue of racism in Cricket. I am appalled at a large proportion of the comments on this thread, most of which either seem to suggest 1) There is no evidence of it (investigations ongoing). 2) Indians must just put up with it. This beta **** mentality of accepting racism as a form of toughness must stop. Some Australians are racist. They are not racist only towards Indians (as per Saj's quoted tweet) which means then Pakistanis / Bangladeshis / Sri Lankans tour Australia these things will repeat itself. We have to stamp it out before that happens.
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This is where all South Asian teams must unite and bell the proverbial cat - which the Indian players appear to have done so on this occasion. This "we get racially abused more than them" comment is a race to the bottom which will never solver the deeper issue of racism in Cricket. I am appalled at a large proportion of the comments on this thread, most of which either seem to suggest 1) There is no evidence of it (investigations ongoing). 2) Indians must just put up with it. This beta **** mentality of accepting racism as a form of toughness must stop. Some Australians are racist. They are not racist only towards Indians (as per Saj's quoted tweet) which means then Pakistanis / Bangladeshis / Sri Lankans tour Australia these things will repeat itself. We have to stamp it out before that happens.
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How is that racist.thiers nothing racist about it
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Black footballers used to get bananas thrown at them a generation ago, does that mean we should all be accepting those standards today? Not that it would bother me much, I grew up with it and could always give as good as I got, and usually a lot more. But I think the world is better without racism despite it's many charms.
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That's never the solution, little wonder an eye for an eye has got us to this stage.
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So people are denying video evidence too in this thread
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Which is what I am saying. Two wrongs don't make a right. Not sure why these guys are getting criticised for following protocols which are standard across the world these days. This isn't 1995 any more.
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After Indian fast bowler, Mohammed Siraj on Sunday complained about a certain group of viewers objectionable comments, which led to the security officials and New South Wales (NSW) Police taking charge and removing six fans from the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG), several former and active cricketers have expressed their condemnation of this act in the ground.
Many took to their social media account to express that they are completely against such occurrences on the playing round.
However, former Pakistani speedster Shoaib Akhtar shared his own experience when he was actually called a terrorist during a cricket match by the crowd. Akhtar uploaded his video in solidarity with Mohammed Siraj who faced racial abuse and lashed out at the Australian crowd who get involved in such kinds of incidents.
Akhtar in his video said, "Racism is not going to end, it has been going on from the past and will continue to happen in the future. Some foolish people often get involved in such kinds of incidents. Siraj was abused, mocked, and called by names. Honestly speaking, after 9/11, the Muslims faced too much racism. 60 people got involved in terrorism but 160 billion people had to face racism due to islamophobia. The international media hyped the incident so much that 1.6 billion people seemed as terrorists. The reason why I am saying this is because this is one of the reasons why Siraj faced racism."
"Everything and everyone is the creation of Allah (God) whether he is Hindu, Muslim, Sikh, Black, White, Brown, Chinese, or Japenese. We toured many countries. when I was which country are you from, then they reacted like 'Oh! Osama Bin Laden's Country'. When we went to the cricket field, I was called terrorist in 2002. I will not take the country's name as it will be wrong. What happened with Siraj was very unfortunate. There are few people who gonna come out and give a bad name to Australia. BCCI must take strict action. PCB and BCCI should come together and demand to make a stricter law against racism."
https://www.truescoopnews.com/newsd...b-and-bcci-to-join-hands-against-racial-abuse
Many took to their social media account to express that they are completely against such occurrences on the playing round.
However, former Pakistani speedster Shoaib Akhtar shared his own experience when he was actually called a terrorist during a cricket match by the crowd. Akhtar uploaded his video in solidarity with Mohammed Siraj who faced racial abuse and lashed out at the Australian crowd who get involved in such kinds of incidents.
Akhtar in his video said, "Racism is not going to end, it has been going on from the past and will continue to happen in the future. Some foolish people often get involved in such kinds of incidents. Siraj was abused, mocked, and called by names. Honestly speaking, after 9/11, the Muslims faced too much racism. 60 people got involved in terrorism but 160 billion people had to face racism due to islamophobia. The international media hyped the incident so much that 1.6 billion people seemed as terrorists. The reason why I am saying this is because this is one of the reasons why Siraj faced racism."
"Everything and everyone is the creation of Allah (God) whether he is Hindu, Muslim, Sikh, Black, White, Brown, Chinese, or Japenese. We toured many countries. when I was which country are you from, then they reacted like 'Oh! Osama Bin Laden's Country'. When we went to the cricket field, I was called terrorist in 2002. I will not take the country's name as it will be wrong. What happened with Siraj was very unfortunate. There are few people who gonna come out and give a bad name to Australia. BCCI must take strict action. PCB and BCCI should come together and demand to make a stricter law against racism."
https://www.truescoopnews.com/newsd...b-and-bcci-to-join-hands-against-racial-abuse
Indian-Australian cricket fan ejected from SCG heard no racial abuse
An Indian-Australian spectator who was among six people escorted from their seats by police at the SCG on Sunday has defended the men accused of abusing India fast bowler Mohammed Siraj, saying he did not hear the group using racial taunts.
Sydney resident Prateik Kelkar attended the fourth day of the Test on Sunday and says he was ejected after trying to explain to police and security that Siraj was not racially abused by a group of men behind him, who are the subject of a police investigation.
Cricket Australia launched an investigation on Sunday after police interviewed the men. There is a separate International Cricket Council probe into allegations from India that Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah were subject to racial abuse on Saturday. Reports in India said the players had been called "brown dog" and "monkey".
Play was stopped on Sunday before tea when Siraj made a complaint to on-field umpires, and police initially asked a group of four men to leave their seats. Vision shows Kelkar shortly afterwards trying to speak to officers before being asked to leave himself just before the tea interval
At no point was Kelkar alleged to have said anything but he was left confused as to why he had been told to leave the SCG.
“We got kicked out as well for sticking up for them, for saying that they didn’t say anything,” Kelkar told the Herald. “[Siraj] was ****** off because he got hit for two sixes the previous over. He came to field on the boundary. He was copping it a bit and then they said: ‘Welcome to Sydney, Siraj’. Next thing we knew they were getting kicked out.”
Kelkar explained that he and a friend were asked what happened, but weren’t allowed back in to watch the cricket.
“We were with the cops. They have a holding area in the stadium,” Kelkar said. “They took our statements and ID. We were in separate interview rooms. A person from Cricket Australia spoke to us and said: 'we can’t let you back there'. They didn’t want us talking to the media, so they escorted us out a back exit. They didn’t want us to go out through the front exit.
“Nothing happened to anybody, except getting kicked out. They just said, 'Look, we’re hearing two sides of the story. No one is under arrest or anything of the sort, we just can’t have you come back today'.
“Basically they said if we had tickets for Monday we wouldn’t be able to come back. When they have finished their investigation they’re going to call us up and let us know.”
While Kelkar agreed something racist in nature could have been said elsewhere in the ground or during Saturday's play, he defended the group of men who were marched out on Sunday.
“What I wanted was that both sides of that story be heard,” Kelkar said. “It’s not fair they are getting vilified in the media when I can tell you they have done nothing wrong.
“I am Indian. I have been racially abused before in Australia and I can tell you that it wasn’t [racial abuse]. As you can tell from my accent, if there was something racist going on, I would have heard it and done something about it.
“Maybe he heard it somewhere else, sure, but it just wasn’t from the guys behind us. The problem is he can’t prove what he heard, we can’t prove that he didn't hear it. It’s a **** situation, especially for the guys who got kicked out.”
India have said comments from sections of the crowd were of a racial nature and abuse of players had "been a continual thing at Sydney".
Footage has circulated on social media capturing spectators chanting Siraj's name on Saturday from behind where he was stationed in the field. There were suggestions online that the words "brown dog" could be heard in the clip - an insult Indian sports journalist Boria Majumdar reported was directed towards the fast bowler at the SCG - but the audio is not clear.
Kiran Aithala was seated close behind where Siraj was positioned in the field for much of Saturday's play and said that, while spectators around him directed foul language towards Siraj, he did not hear any racist abuse.
"The group of drunk guys behind was heckling Siraj using foul language ... lots of f-words and c-words," Aithala said. "I myself didn't hear any racial abuse but there was plenty of abusive language used.
"There was a lady with her two young sons in the same row as me to my right and she seemed uncomfortable with the language used as well."
Ranga Kandadai said he was also sitting in the area behind Siraj and "the heckling was consistent and on every ball during which Siraj was anywhere near us".
"The guys behind me were vocal when the Aussies were on the field too but the words were largely amusing and positive," he said. "But when it came to Siraj, the chanting was uglier and had swear words at times. I did not pick up racial abuse from the lot behind me, but offensive language, certainly."
After the Herald reported witnesses saying fans had called Siraj by the name "shiraz" on Sunday, debate on social media questioned whether it amounted to racism.
But former Australian Race Discrimination Commissioner Tim Soutphommasane said mocking a name can be racist.
"Ridiculing someone’s name can involve racism, where a name is a marker of ethnicity or difference," Dr Soutphommasane said.
"I’m not surprised that we’re spending days arguing about whether an incident was racist.
"Too often we lapse into denying that racism exists (in Australia), or deflect from incidents that involve racism because for many people it's only really racism if you're spewing hateful epithets, or dealing out racially motivated violence. That makes it difficult for some to understand that racism comes in many forms.
"And it also leaves room for little nuance or empathy...are people suggesting that Siraj has fabricated something here? If you oppose racism, I doubt that you’d choose to die on this hill."
https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/sp...ml?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed
An Indian-Australian spectator who was among six people escorted from their seats by police at the SCG on Sunday has defended the men accused of abusing India fast bowler Mohammed Siraj, saying he did not hear the group using racial taunts.
Sydney resident Prateik Kelkar attended the fourth day of the Test on Sunday and says he was ejected after trying to explain to police and security that Siraj was not racially abused by a group of men behind him, who are the subject of a police investigation.
Cricket Australia launched an investigation on Sunday after police interviewed the men. There is a separate International Cricket Council probe into allegations from India that Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah were subject to racial abuse on Saturday. Reports in India said the players had been called "brown dog" and "monkey".
Play was stopped on Sunday before tea when Siraj made a complaint to on-field umpires, and police initially asked a group of four men to leave their seats. Vision shows Kelkar shortly afterwards trying to speak to officers before being asked to leave himself just before the tea interval
At no point was Kelkar alleged to have said anything but he was left confused as to why he had been told to leave the SCG.
“We got kicked out as well for sticking up for them, for saying that they didn’t say anything,” Kelkar told the Herald. “[Siraj] was ****** off because he got hit for two sixes the previous over. He came to field on the boundary. He was copping it a bit and then they said: ‘Welcome to Sydney, Siraj’. Next thing we knew they were getting kicked out.”
Kelkar explained that he and a friend were asked what happened, but weren’t allowed back in to watch the cricket.
“We were with the cops. They have a holding area in the stadium,” Kelkar said. “They took our statements and ID. We were in separate interview rooms. A person from Cricket Australia spoke to us and said: 'we can’t let you back there'. They didn’t want us talking to the media, so they escorted us out a back exit. They didn’t want us to go out through the front exit.
“Nothing happened to anybody, except getting kicked out. They just said, 'Look, we’re hearing two sides of the story. No one is under arrest or anything of the sort, we just can’t have you come back today'.
“Basically they said if we had tickets for Monday we wouldn’t be able to come back. When they have finished their investigation they’re going to call us up and let us know.”
While Kelkar agreed something racist in nature could have been said elsewhere in the ground or during Saturday's play, he defended the group of men who were marched out on Sunday.
“What I wanted was that both sides of that story be heard,” Kelkar said. “It’s not fair they are getting vilified in the media when I can tell you they have done nothing wrong.
“I am Indian. I have been racially abused before in Australia and I can tell you that it wasn’t [racial abuse]. As you can tell from my accent, if there was something racist going on, I would have heard it and done something about it.
“Maybe he heard it somewhere else, sure, but it just wasn’t from the guys behind us. The problem is he can’t prove what he heard, we can’t prove that he didn't hear it. It’s a **** situation, especially for the guys who got kicked out.”
India have said comments from sections of the crowd were of a racial nature and abuse of players had "been a continual thing at Sydney".
Footage has circulated on social media capturing spectators chanting Siraj's name on Saturday from behind where he was stationed in the field. There were suggestions online that the words "brown dog" could be heard in the clip - an insult Indian sports journalist Boria Majumdar reported was directed towards the fast bowler at the SCG - but the audio is not clear.
Kiran Aithala was seated close behind where Siraj was positioned in the field for much of Saturday's play and said that, while spectators around him directed foul language towards Siraj, he did not hear any racist abuse.
"The group of drunk guys behind was heckling Siraj using foul language ... lots of f-words and c-words," Aithala said. "I myself didn't hear any racial abuse but there was plenty of abusive language used.
"There was a lady with her two young sons in the same row as me to my right and she seemed uncomfortable with the language used as well."
Ranga Kandadai said he was also sitting in the area behind Siraj and "the heckling was consistent and on every ball during which Siraj was anywhere near us".
"The guys behind me were vocal when the Aussies were on the field too but the words were largely amusing and positive," he said. "But when it came to Siraj, the chanting was uglier and had swear words at times. I did not pick up racial abuse from the lot behind me, but offensive language, certainly."
After the Herald reported witnesses saying fans had called Siraj by the name "shiraz" on Sunday, debate on social media questioned whether it amounted to racism.
But former Australian Race Discrimination Commissioner Tim Soutphommasane said mocking a name can be racist.
"Ridiculing someone’s name can involve racism, where a name is a marker of ethnicity or difference," Dr Soutphommasane said.
"I’m not surprised that we’re spending days arguing about whether an incident was racist.
"Too often we lapse into denying that racism exists (in Australia), or deflect from incidents that involve racism because for many people it's only really racism if you're spewing hateful epithets, or dealing out racially motivated violence. That makes it difficult for some to understand that racism comes in many forms.
"And it also leaves room for little nuance or empathy...are people suggesting that Siraj has fabricated something here? If you oppose racism, I doubt that you’d choose to die on this hill."
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According to Sydney Morning Herald - Siraj and Sundar was abused by the fans at Gabba in the fourth Test.
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Indian fast bowler Mohammed Siraj was repeatedly labelled a "grub" by a group of fans at the Gabba as some supporters in Brisbane showed little sympathy after the alleged abuse at the SCG.
Nervous Cricket Australia officials had one eye on the action in the middle of the Gabba and one on the behaviour of fans on Friday, after the Sydney Test was marred by two incidents in which the Indian team were allegedly subjected to abuse.
Siraj called out six men on the fourth day at the SCG, stopping play for 10 minutes as police proceeded to escort the group from the lower level of the grandstand.
He didn't spend much time in front of section 215 and 216 at the Gabba but that's where a spectator - who asked to be identified only by first name - told the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age the fast bowler was repeatedly called a "grub" by vocal spectators.
The man called in to replace Ravichandran Ashwin - Washington Sundar - was subjected to the same chat from the unruly section.
"The guys behind me have been calling - shouting - both Washington and Siraj grubs," a spectator named Kate said.
"It started targeted at Siraj and it was a chant similar to the SCG one (in which fans sung to the tune of Que Sera, Sera but substituted the lyrics with Que Shiraz, Shiraz).
"But this time it was Siraj. I suspect it's not a coincidence that it's Siraj being targeted post the SCG stuff."
At one point, a man in that section was heard yelling, "Siraj, give us a wave, give us a wave, give us a wave. Siraj, you bloody grub."
Kate was seated in a section where several men dressed as lifeguards had a beer snake dismantled by security guards and another man was escorted from the ground for standing on his seat and starting an "Aussie, Aussie, Aussie" chant.
None of the Indian players sent to field on the boundary registered a reaction to anything said by crowd members all day. Aside from Siraj and Washington being called "grubs", the rest of the 12,998 fans in attendance appeared to be on close to their best behaviour.
The first “Nah, nah, nah, nah; nah, nah, nah, nah; hey, hey, hey, hey; good bye,” chant reverberated around the Gabba about 1pm and security guards were soon spotted speaking to several sections at the Stanley Street end of the ground but there were no major incidents.
Paul O'Sullivan was seated behind the bowler's arm in the upper deck at the Stanley Street end - where seats are generally $80 or more - and didn't hear or see any poor behaviour.
"The people up here are here to watch the cricket. Not carry on like pork chops," O'Sullivan said. "The most upset people were all day was when D Warner played that inept shot."
CA is encouraging fans to come forward to call out poor behaviour, to ensure that anti-social behaviour is stamped out.
https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricke...aj-from-section-of-gabba-20210115-p56uh9.html
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Indian fast bowler Mohammed Siraj was repeatedly labelled a "grub" by a group of fans at the Gabba as some supporters in Brisbane showed little sympathy after the alleged abuse at the SCG.
Nervous Cricket Australia officials had one eye on the action in the middle of the Gabba and one on the behaviour of fans on Friday, after the Sydney Test was marred by two incidents in which the Indian team were allegedly subjected to abuse.
Siraj called out six men on the fourth day at the SCG, stopping play for 10 minutes as police proceeded to escort the group from the lower level of the grandstand.
He didn't spend much time in front of section 215 and 216 at the Gabba but that's where a spectator - who asked to be identified only by first name - told the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age the fast bowler was repeatedly called a "grub" by vocal spectators.
The man called in to replace Ravichandran Ashwin - Washington Sundar - was subjected to the same chat from the unruly section.
"The guys behind me have been calling - shouting - both Washington and Siraj grubs," a spectator named Kate said.
"It started targeted at Siraj and it was a chant similar to the SCG one (in which fans sung to the tune of Que Sera, Sera but substituted the lyrics with Que Shiraz, Shiraz).
"But this time it was Siraj. I suspect it's not a coincidence that it's Siraj being targeted post the SCG stuff."
At one point, a man in that section was heard yelling, "Siraj, give us a wave, give us a wave, give us a wave. Siraj, you bloody grub."
Kate was seated in a section where several men dressed as lifeguards had a beer snake dismantled by security guards and another man was escorted from the ground for standing on his seat and starting an "Aussie, Aussie, Aussie" chant.
None of the Indian players sent to field on the boundary registered a reaction to anything said by crowd members all day. Aside from Siraj and Washington being called "grubs", the rest of the 12,998 fans in attendance appeared to be on close to their best behaviour.
The first “Nah, nah, nah, nah; nah, nah, nah, nah; hey, hey, hey, hey; good bye,” chant reverberated around the Gabba about 1pm and security guards were soon spotted speaking to several sections at the Stanley Street end of the ground but there were no major incidents.
Paul O'Sullivan was seated behind the bowler's arm in the upper deck at the Stanley Street end - where seats are generally $80 or more - and didn't hear or see any poor behaviour.
"The people up here are here to watch the cricket. Not carry on like pork chops," O'Sullivan said. "The most upset people were all day was when D Warner played that inept shot."
CA is encouraging fans to come forward to call out poor behaviour, to ensure that anti-social behaviour is stamped out.
https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricke...aj-from-section-of-gabba-20210115-p56uh9.html
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Australia vs India: SCG Probes Alleged Abuse Of Indian Fan By Security Guard During Third Test, Says Report
According to a report in The Sydney Morning Herald, Krishna Kumar, who lives in Sydney, was accompanied by a solicitor as he met Venues NSW legal personnel on Thursday to lodge an official complaint, telling them he felt "stripped and naked" by the treatment -- on the fifth and final day of the match.
Kumar further alleges a group of spectators called him and members of the Indian team "curry munchers" on Saturday -- the third day of the match -- 24 hours before six men were ejected by police when Mohammed Siraj stopped play and complained to umpires. Cricket Australia is continuing an investigation into reports by the Indian team that fast bowlers Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah were subject to racial taunts by crowd members in Sydney. The Indian supporter Kumar, who attended three days of the third Test, has told Venues NSW he was targeted after attempting to bring four banners into the ground on the final day on the Pink Test. Written on paper roll, they said: "Rivalry is good, racism is not", "No racism mate", "Brown inclusion matters", and "Cricket Australia -- more diversity please".
https://sports.ndtv.com/australia-v...mp=1&akamai-rum=off&__twitter_impression=true
According to a report in The Sydney Morning Herald, Krishna Kumar, who lives in Sydney, was accompanied by a solicitor as he met Venues NSW legal personnel on Thursday to lodge an official complaint, telling them he felt "stripped and naked" by the treatment -- on the fifth and final day of the match.
Kumar further alleges a group of spectators called him and members of the Indian team "curry munchers" on Saturday -- the third day of the match -- 24 hours before six men were ejected by police when Mohammed Siraj stopped play and complained to umpires. Cricket Australia is continuing an investigation into reports by the Indian team that fast bowlers Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah were subject to racial taunts by crowd members in Sydney. The Indian supporter Kumar, who attended three days of the third Test, has told Venues NSW he was targeted after attempting to bring four banners into the ground on the final day on the Pink Test. Written on paper roll, they said: "Rivalry is good, racism is not", "No racism mate", "Brown inclusion matters", and "Cricket Australia -- more diversity please".
https://sports.ndtv.com/australia-v...mp=1&akamai-rum=off&__twitter_impression=true
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Siraj on racial abuse: Umpires offered us to leave the Sydney Test midway
India fast bowler Mohammed Siraj on Thursday revealed that on-field umpires had offered his team the option of leaving the third Test against Australia midway after he was subjected to racial abuse by the crowd in Sydney.
Siraj and his senior pace colleague Jasprit Bumrah faced racial abuse for two days at the Sydney Cricket Ground, forcing the Indian team management to lodge an official complaint with match referee David Boon. Cricket Australia later offered an unreserved apology for the incidents.
Siraj, called a "brown monkey" by some spectators, had reported the matter to skipper Ajinkya Rahane, who brought it to the notice of on-field umpires Paul Reiffel and Paul Wilson during the match.
"I faced abuses in Australia. The case is going on, let's see whether I get justice or not. My job was to report the incident to the captain," the 26-year-old, who was India's highest wicket-taker with 13 scalps during the historic 2-1 series win, said during a press conference after his arrival here.
"The umpires offered us to leave the game but Rahane (bhai) said we won't leave the game. We did no mistake, so we will play," he recalled about the match that was halted for a few minutes on the fourth day and ended in a thrilling draw.
He said the unruly crowd behaviour acted as a morale-booster for him during his debut Test series.
"The abuses which I faced in Australia made me mentally stronger. I didn't let them affect my game," Siraj said.
Six spectators were expelled from the stadium after play was held up during the match.
After landing in Hyderabad, Siraj went straight to the graveyard to pay his last respects to his father who died two months ago while the pacer was in Australia.
Siraj was given the option of returning home but the pacer chose to stay back.
https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cric...inkya-rahane-cricket-news/article33627119.ece
India fast bowler Mohammed Siraj on Thursday revealed that on-field umpires had offered his team the option of leaving the third Test against Australia midway after he was subjected to racial abuse by the crowd in Sydney.
Siraj and his senior pace colleague Jasprit Bumrah faced racial abuse for two days at the Sydney Cricket Ground, forcing the Indian team management to lodge an official complaint with match referee David Boon. Cricket Australia later offered an unreserved apology for the incidents.
Siraj, called a "brown monkey" by some spectators, had reported the matter to skipper Ajinkya Rahane, who brought it to the notice of on-field umpires Paul Reiffel and Paul Wilson during the match.
"I faced abuses in Australia. The case is going on, let's see whether I get justice or not. My job was to report the incident to the captain," the 26-year-old, who was India's highest wicket-taker with 13 scalps during the historic 2-1 series win, said during a press conference after his arrival here.
"The umpires offered us to leave the game but Rahane (bhai) said we won't leave the game. We did no mistake, so we will play," he recalled about the match that was halted for a few minutes on the fourth day and ended in a thrilling draw.
He said the unruly crowd behaviour acted as a morale-booster for him during his debut Test series.
"The abuses which I faced in Australia made me mentally stronger. I didn't let them affect my game," Siraj said.
Six spectators were expelled from the stadium after play was held up during the match.
After landing in Hyderabad, Siraj went straight to the graveyard to pay his last respects to his father who died two months ago while the pacer was in Australia.
Siraj was given the option of returning home but the pacer chose to stay back.
https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cric...inkya-rahane-cricket-news/article33627119.ece
This is really surprising from umpires if what Siraj is saying is true.
Is this how they plan to officiate the game they're supposedly in charge of? What was India's fault for having to forfeit the game due to actions of some racist folk?
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Sean Carroll, CA’s Head of Integrity & Security, has provided an update on the investigation into crowd behaviour during the Sydney test:
“Cricket Australia has submitted its report into crowd behaviour at the SCG during the third Test against India to the International Cricket Council.
“CA confirms that members of the Indian cricket team were subjected to racial abuse. CA’s own investigation into the matter remains open, with CCTV footage, ticketing data and interviews with spectators still being analysed in an attempt to locate those responsible. Spectators who are found to have breached CA’s Anti-Harassment Code face lengthy bans, further sanctions and referral to NSW Police.
“CA’s investigation concluded that the spectators filmed and/or photographed by media in the Brewongle Stand concourse at the conclusion of the 86th over on day four of the Test did not engage in racist behaviour.
“As stated at the time of the incident, CA has a zero tolerance policy towards discriminatory behaviour in all forms and, as hosts of the Border-Gavaskar series, apologises to the Indian men’s cricket team.
“CA is awaiting confirmation from NSW Police that it has completed its investigation into the matter and will not offer further comment until it is received.”
“Cricket Australia has submitted its report into crowd behaviour at the SCG during the third Test against India to the International Cricket Council.
“CA confirms that members of the Indian cricket team were subjected to racial abuse. CA’s own investigation into the matter remains open, with CCTV footage, ticketing data and interviews with spectators still being analysed in an attempt to locate those responsible. Spectators who are found to have breached CA’s Anti-Harassment Code face lengthy bans, further sanctions and referral to NSW Police.
“CA’s investigation concluded that the spectators filmed and/or photographed by media in the Brewongle Stand concourse at the conclusion of the 86th over on day four of the Test did not engage in racist behaviour.
“As stated at the time of the incident, CA has a zero tolerance policy towards discriminatory behaviour in all forms and, as hosts of the Border-Gavaskar series, apologises to the Indian men’s cricket team.
“CA is awaiting confirmation from NSW Police that it has completed its investigation into the matter and will not offer further comment until it is received.”
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Exactly. Come to Gabba will remember as one of the most spectacular sledging misfires of all time.
Channel 10 News here in Australia just reported that the Indian team was NOT racially abused!
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Chanel 10 will try to sell Australia Day down our throats as well.
A spectator already has told police he was racially abused.
When I went for 2018 Boxing Day a group of people were kicked out for racial chants of “show us your visa” and “you are illegal”.
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So I would suggest you stop shoving your assumptions down everyone’s throat as a gospel truth when you don’t know the truth and are speculating as everyone else.
All you are basically doing is touting your beliefs and essentially saying players are liars and racial abuse cannot happen outside of “currymunchers(??)” or whatever that word is.
Lesson learnt, perhaps/hopefully (pessimistically thinking)?
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Here you go. Many posters were jumping the gun.
Racial abuse can happen in all parts of the world, including Aus. As long as awareness is there and authorities take action, things can keep getting better.
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‘It’s not needed’: The sledge that made Bairstow and Stokes see red
England batter Jonny Bairstow had the last laugh after a heated exchange with a spectator who had abused him about his weight, peeling off a courageous counter-punching century at the SCG on Friday.
Bairstow, and teammate Ben Stokes, reacted angrily to a crude sledge during the tea break then let his bat do the talking in the final session.
Footage obtained by The Age and the Herald from a witness show the pair being ridiculed for their body shape by at least one fan as they headed up the steps to the dressing room in the Members Pavilion.
While most fans were showing their appreciation for the duo’s effort to bat through the second session, at least one punter in the neighbouring Noble Stand could be heard taunting Stokes then Bairstow, who copped a nasty blow to the thumb from Pat Cummins when on 60.
“Stokes, you’re fat,” a fan said.
“Take your jumper off, Bairstow, lose some weight Bairstow,” the England player was told.
Stokes did not react to the abuse directed at him but stopped at the top of the stairs after the remarks made to his teammate. A fuming Bairstow then returned fire at his abuser.
“Pal,” Bairstow said. “That’s right. Just turn around and walk away. Weak as ****.”
Team director Ashley Giles did not intervene during the exchange but gave Bairstow a supportive pat as the player entered the change room. Bairstow described the comments as unacceptable.
“It was just a bit of bad-mouthing from the crowd, it’s not the greatest, and it’s not needed,” Bairstow, unbeaten on 103 at stumps, said after play.
“We’re out there trying to do our jobs, people are out there enjoying the day’s cricket. Unfortunately, sometimes you have people who overstep the mark.
“I think it’s important to stand up for ourselves because if we’re not standing up for ourselves as well then we can cop it, especially when people overstep the mark they need to be told.”
Three men were ejected from the stadium with no charges laid. This masthead saw police address several men shortly after the incident.
“It’d have been nicer if we were there giving it when we walked off at the end, wouldn’t it?” Bairstow said.
“Unfortunately, they weren’t there at the end, they missed the end of a fantastic day of Test cricket.”
Stokes was dismissed shortly after tea for 66, his top score of the series despite being in clear discomfort due to a side strain which is likely to rule him out of bowling duties for the rest of the game and has his participation in the fifth Test in doubt.
Witnesses praised Stokes and Bairstow for the way they dealt with the matter.
“It was well handled by Jonny and Stokesy, good on them,” Xander said. “He’s batted well, just give them a break. They handled it fine. They [the spectators] were being dickheads.”
Another witness, Will, said: “He handled it well, stood his ground, showed a bit of fight. He’s representing his country and doing the best he can.”
The episode comes 12 months after India seamer Mohammed Siraj alleged he had been racially abused by spectators seated behind where he was fielding.
A Cricket Australia report believed Siraj and his teammates had been racially abused but cleared the six men ejected.
https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricke...rstow-and-stokes-see-red-20220107-p59mof.html
‘It’s not needed’: The sledge that made Bairstow and Stokes see red
England batter Jonny Bairstow had the last laugh after a heated exchange with a spectator who had abused him about his weight, peeling off a courageous counter-punching century at the SCG on Friday.
Bairstow, and teammate Ben Stokes, reacted angrily to a crude sledge during the tea break then let his bat do the talking in the final session.
Footage obtained by The Age and the Herald from a witness show the pair being ridiculed for their body shape by at least one fan as they headed up the steps to the dressing room in the Members Pavilion.
While most fans were showing their appreciation for the duo’s effort to bat through the second session, at least one punter in the neighbouring Noble Stand could be heard taunting Stokes then Bairstow, who copped a nasty blow to the thumb from Pat Cummins when on 60.
“Stokes, you’re fat,” a fan said.
“Take your jumper off, Bairstow, lose some weight Bairstow,” the England player was told.
Stokes did not react to the abuse directed at him but stopped at the top of the stairs after the remarks made to his teammate. A fuming Bairstow then returned fire at his abuser.
“Pal,” Bairstow said. “That’s right. Just turn around and walk away. Weak as ****.”
Team director Ashley Giles did not intervene during the exchange but gave Bairstow a supportive pat as the player entered the change room. Bairstow described the comments as unacceptable.
“It was just a bit of bad-mouthing from the crowd, it’s not the greatest, and it’s not needed,” Bairstow, unbeaten on 103 at stumps, said after play.
“We’re out there trying to do our jobs, people are out there enjoying the day’s cricket. Unfortunately, sometimes you have people who overstep the mark.
“I think it’s important to stand up for ourselves because if we’re not standing up for ourselves as well then we can cop it, especially when people overstep the mark they need to be told.”
Three men were ejected from the stadium with no charges laid. This masthead saw police address several men shortly after the incident.
“It’d have been nicer if we were there giving it when we walked off at the end, wouldn’t it?” Bairstow said.
“Unfortunately, they weren’t there at the end, they missed the end of a fantastic day of Test cricket.”
Stokes was dismissed shortly after tea for 66, his top score of the series despite being in clear discomfort due to a side strain which is likely to rule him out of bowling duties for the rest of the game and has his participation in the fifth Test in doubt.
Witnesses praised Stokes and Bairstow for the way they dealt with the matter.
“It was well handled by Jonny and Stokesy, good on them,” Xander said. “He’s batted well, just give them a break. They handled it fine. They [the spectators] were being dickheads.”
Another witness, Will, said: “He handled it well, stood his ground, showed a bit of fight. He’s representing his country and doing the best he can.”
The episode comes 12 months after India seamer Mohammed Siraj alleged he had been racially abused by spectators seated behind where he was fielding.
A Cricket Australia report believed Siraj and his teammates had been racially abused but cleared the six men ejected.
https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricke...rstow-and-stokes-see-red-20220107-p59mof.html
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And then you wonder why this keeps happening to touring players.. sigh
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India's 2-1 Test series win in Australia in 2020-21 remains one of the major milestones in the country's cricket history. It was not just about the victory but also the way the Ajinkya Rahane-led Team India made a glorious comeback in that series. After the Virat Kohli-led India lost the first Test, the then India captain returned home for the birth of his child. Rahane took over as the stand-in captain and led the team to a brilliant win. India won the second Test in Melbourne and then drew the third Test in Sydney. Despite the absence of several senior players, India won the series decider in Brisbane.
However, the series was also witness to Indian fast bowler Mohammed Siraj being racially abused by a section of the spectators in Sydney. After the third day's play in that Test, the Indian team management complained to the authorities about the unsavoury comments that came their way. It continued the next morning too and Team India complained to the umpires. The Play got suspended for ten minutes, and some people were evicted from the stands.
Rahane has now revealed the full episode. "When Siraj again came to me (on the fourth day), I told the umpires (Paul Reiffel and Paul Wilson) that (they) need to take action and we won't play till then," Rahane was quoted as saying in an report on the sidelines of an event in Mumbai on Wednesday to launch a documentary on that series.
"The umpires said that you can't stall the game and can walk out if you want. We said that we are here to play and not sit in the dressing room and insisted on getting the abusers out of the ground. It was important to support our colleague given the situation he had been through. What happened in Sydney was completely wrong."
Ravichandran Ashwin, who was part of that Indian team, said on Wednesday: "I don't think it has anything to do with a particular section of people in a particular country. Everywhere people do believe that they belong to a majority sort of a thing and they will have their way. And I think racism is one tip of it, where people believe that is a way of differentiation with someone. The only solution is better parenting and better awareness.
"Yes, it happened at that ground [SCG] and at that place [Australia] a lot more. But it was courageous of him [Siraj] to bring it up so at least a wider section of people know and the people sitting next to such people in the ground do better next time.
"It is something one must condemn. But I want to bring it up that everywhere people are differentiating people on different grounds, which is not right."
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However, the series was also witness to Indian fast bowler Mohammed Siraj being racially abused by a section of the spectators in Sydney. After the third day's play in that Test, the Indian team management complained to the authorities about the unsavoury comments that came their way. It continued the next morning too and Team India complained to the umpires. The Play got suspended for ten minutes, and some people were evicted from the stands.
Rahane has now revealed the full episode. "When Siraj again came to me (on the fourth day), I told the umpires (Paul Reiffel and Paul Wilson) that (they) need to take action and we won't play till then," Rahane was quoted as saying in an report on the sidelines of an event in Mumbai on Wednesday to launch a documentary on that series.
"The umpires said that you can't stall the game and can walk out if you want. We said that we are here to play and not sit in the dressing room and insisted on getting the abusers out of the ground. It was important to support our colleague given the situation he had been through. What happened in Sydney was completely wrong."
Ravichandran Ashwin, who was part of that Indian team, said on Wednesday: "I don't think it has anything to do with a particular section of people in a particular country. Everywhere people do believe that they belong to a majority sort of a thing and they will have their way. And I think racism is one tip of it, where people believe that is a way of differentiation with someone. The only solution is better parenting and better awareness.
"Yes, it happened at that ground [SCG] and at that place [Australia] a lot more. But it was courageous of him [Siraj] to bring it up so at least a wider section of people know and the people sitting next to such people in the ground do better next time.
"It is something one must condemn. But I want to bring it up that everywhere people are differentiating people on different grounds, which is not right."
NDTV
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