Saturday, 9 January 2021

IND vs AUS: Siraj, Bumrah face racial abuse at SCG

 The Indian Cricket team on Saturday lodged a complaint after Bumrah and Siraj were racially abused at SCG. 

IND vs AUS: Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah face racial abuse at SCG, Team India lodge complaint


The Indian team management on Saturday lodged a complaint after Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj were racially abused from a section of crowd on the third day of the ongoing Test between India and Australia. As per a report in Cricbuzz the incident took place over the second and third day of the match.

The incident came to light towards the end of day's play, as skipper Ajinkya Rahane, R Ashwin along with other senior members discussed the matter with the onfield umpires Paul Wilson and Paul Reiffel. 

The discussion took place for almost five minutes as players were seen discussing the matter with the umpires and security officials at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

"BCCI lodged a formal complaint with ICC match referee David Boon about two of their players Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj being abused by a drunk spectator," a Cricket Board source told PTI. 

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