LAHORE: South African all-rounder Vernon Philander and assistant coach Vincent Barnes were racially abused with monkey chants during the second Test against Pakistan on Friday, officials said.
Police removed about a dozen spectators, mostly school students, from the stadium during the match in Lahore after complaints from the South African team, officials said.
"Spectators at the Gaddafi Stadium racially abused Philander and Barnes when they were going to the nets and we complained to the police and they have handled the matter," South African media manager Michael Owen-Smith said.
"We are not making any official complaints and we are satisfied at the handling of the matter by the police," he said.
The spectators, also including visiting Pakistani expatriates, were making monkey noises at the pair and alsctising in the nets," Pakistan Cricket Board official Nadeem Akram said.
It is the first incident in Pakistan of spectators hurling racial abuse at players, officials said.
It comes on the same day of reports Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds was racially abused with monkey chants during his side's one-day win over India in Vadodara this week.
