Racial abuse again on Indian players? Day 4 sees police asking group of men to leave stand after Siraj's complain

After facing racial abuse by Aussie fans at the SCG and the Indian team lodging an official complaint about the same, the Men in Blue faced a similar situation on Day 4.

Mohammed Siraj, who was at the ropes was seen walking in and towards his captain. The two were then seen talking with umpire Paul Reiffel.

Apparently, there were some words said to Siraj who went back to field near the boundary rope. Both the umpires have a word and Siraj was seen pointing out from where the words were said. The police were got involved and they were soon seen asking a group of men to leave the stand. Even a couple were asked to move. 

Former Indian batsman Virender Sehwag took to Twitter to talk about the issue. He wrote, "Tum karo toh Sarcasm, aur koi Kare toh Racism. Very unfortunate with what some of the Australian crowd has been doing at the SCG and spoiling the vibes of a good test series".

Tum karo toh Sarcasm , aur koi Kare toh Racism .
Very unfortunate with what some of the Australian crowd has been doing at the SCG and spoiling the vibes of a good test series. pic.twitter.com/mrDTbX4t7i

— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) January 10, 2021

Indian pacers Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj over the second and third day of the ongoing Pink Test between India and Australia were racially abused.

On Saturday, speaking to ANI, a BCCI official in the know of developments said that the Indian cricket board stands with the boys as such behaviour is "unacceptable".

"The tour has surely turned sour and the last thing you expect in a civilized society is racial abuse. The ICC (International Cricket Council) and Cricket Australia need to be very responsive to this as the possible alternatives are not very pleasant for cricket, especially during the present circumstances. The Sydney Test has now become an acid test for CA interim CEO Nick Hockley and we are in complete solidarity with our boys. Racial abuse is unacceptable," the official explained.

Sources aware of developments in the team said that the bowlers initially brought the matter up with stand-in skipper Ajinkya Rahane before the team went into a huddle with the coaching staff led by Ravi Shastri and decided that this sort of behaviour should not and will not be ignored.