Sydney/New Delhi, January 10
Indian cricketers, especially pacer Mohammed Siraj, endured racist slurs for a second successive day in the third Test against Australia here, causing a brief halt in fourth day’s play, expulsion of some spectators from the ground and an all-round condemnation of the incidents.
यहां लिखी गई थी शहादत की अनूठी दास्तां हर साल लाखों श्रद्धालु होते हैं नतमस्तक
Siraj, still grieving the death of his father a little over a month ago, faced ‘ Racist Remarks’ from the SCG stands, BCCI sources disclosed. The 26-year-old, on his maiden tour Down Under, followed the protocol and promptly went up to his skipper Ajinkya Rahane and the on-field umpires, who halted play for about 10 minutes and called in the security, which evicted six people.
पहाड़ों में आसानी से मिलने वाली ये चीज़ है रोगों का काल || Dr H K Kharbanda ||
This was after the bowler and his senior pace partner Jasprit Bumrah were abused by a drunk man on Saturday. The BCCI has already complained about it to ICC match referee David Boon. “As series hosts, we unreservedly apologise to our friends in the Indian cricket team and assure them we will prosecute the matter to its fullest extent,” said Sean Carroll, Cricket Australia’s Head of Integrity and Security, in a press release affirming zero tolerance to racism.
इसे देखने के बाद बदल जाएगी आपकी जीवन शैली,बदलेगा नज़रिया || P K Khurana ||
“Once those responsible are identified, CA will take the strongest measures possible under our Anti-Harassment Code, including lengthy bans, further sanctions and referral to NSW (New South Wales) Police,” he added. In Dubai, the ICC also issued a statement, condemning the turn of events and seeking an action taken report from CA.
-Nav Gill/ Agency
