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Team India skipper Virat Kohli has condemned the racial absue faced by Indian players at the SCG and has asked for authorities to take strict action
Team India batsman and skipper Virat Kohli, has termed the behaviour of the crowd at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) 'unacceptable' while calling the incident as an 'absolute peak' of rowdiness on Sunday.
Virat Kohli, who has returned to India for the birth of his first child with wife and actor Anushka Sharma, has not been involved with the side since the end of the Adelaide Test.
Kohli took to Twitter and said that it was sad to see what transpired on the field on Sunday, having gone through several incidents of being said pathetic things on the boundary line.
"Racial abuse is absolutely unacceptable. Having gone through many incidents of really pathetic things said on the boundary Iines, this is the absolute peak of rowdy behaviour. It's sad to see this happen on the field," Kohli wrote.
Kohli asked for the things to be set straight for once and asked for strict action to be taken against the offenders. "The incident needs to be looked at with absolute urgency and seriousness and strict action against the offenders should set things straight for once," Kohli further wrote.
The incident needs to be looked at with absolute urgency and seriousness and strict action against the offenders should set things straight for once.
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) January 10, 2021
The incident took play in the afternoon session on the fourth day of the third Test when pacer Mohammed Siraj, who had reported a similar incident to authorities on Saturday after the third day's play, was standing on the boundary, when he immediately reported the incident to his teammates and the on-field umpires.
After which, NSW Police and Cricket Australia launched parallel investigations and the section of the crowd was removed from the stands.
Team's senior and experienced player Ravichandran Ashwin too asked for the matter to be dealt wih 'iron fist' to ensure its non-repetition.
"But this is one time they've gone one step ahead and used racial abuses. Like we already mentioned, there was an official complaint lodged yesterday and the umpires also mentioned that we must bring it to their notice as it happens on the field. And they'll be able to take action. It's definitely not acceptable in this day and age, we've seen a lot, we've evolved as a society. And sometimes I think this roots back to the upbringing and the way one sees. This must be definitely dealt with an iron fist and we must make sure it doesn't happen again."
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