Harbhajan went on to allege that crowds in Australia had passed comments about his color and religion in the past. The off-spinner’s comments come in the wake of Indian pacer Mohammed Siraj being racially abused by a section of the SCG crowd for two days in a row.
Taking to Twitter, Harbhajan Singh posted:
Virender Sehwag, Suresh Raina join Harbhajan Singh in condemning SCG crowd
Apart from Harbhajan Singh, former India cricketers Virender Sehwag and Suresh Raina also condemned the crowd behaviour at the SCG. Sehwag termed the incidence unfortunate and tweeted:
Raina, on the other hand, told ANI:
The Indian team management, on Saturday, had lodged an official complaint after spectators at the SCG racially abused Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj. The incident repeated itself on the fourth day of the Test. Following which Siraj and Indian skipper Ajinkya Rahane had to ask on-field umpires Paul Reiffel and Paul Wilson to intervene.
TV visuals indicated that Siraj was behind heckled by the crowd when he was fielding near the boundary rope. The umpires then had a discussion with security officials and the police instructed a group of six people to leave the stands.
Sean Carroll, Cricket Australia’s Head of Integrity and Security, while condemning the behaviour, asserted that strict action will be taken against the erring fans who abused Indian pacers Mohammad Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah.
In an official release, Carroll said:
The release added that CA is awaiting the outcome of the International Cricket Council’s investigation into the matter reported at the SCG on Saturday. Carroll added:
Meanwhile, set a target of 407, India ended Day 4 of the SCG Test at 98 for 2.
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