Image Source : GETTY IMAGES India spinner Harbhajan Singh (left) and Australia all-rounder Andrew Symonds weren’t on talking phrases following ‘Monkeygate’ on the SCG in 2008.
Veteran off-spinner Harbhajan Singh on Sunday condemned the racial slurs hurled at Indian gamers by a piece of a crowd on the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) in the course of the third Test towards Australia.
Harbhajan said that he himself heard many issues on the sector whereas taking part in in Australia about him, his faith and his color.
“I personally have heard many things on the field while playing in Australia about me, my religion, my colour and much more. This isn’t the first time the crowd is doing this nonsense. How do you stop them??? #AUSvIND,” tweeted Harbhajan.
His feedback got here after the Indian staff raised complaints of racial abuse from the group on the finish of the third day within the ongoing third Test towards Australia. The abuse had been directed in direction of the likes of Mohammad Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah.
On Sunday as effectively, Siraj raised issues on the fourth day when play was stopped for a quick within the second session whereas because the umpires and safety officers mixed to take motion, and eliminated a minimum of six members of the group on the SCG.
VVS Laxman additionally slammed crowd racism and tweeted: “Very unfortunate to see what’s happening at SCG. There is no place for this rubbish. Never understood the need to yell abuse at players on a sporting field. If you’re not here to watch the game and can’t be respectful then please don’t come and spoil the atmosphere.”
Meanwhile, Cricket Australia (CA) have apologised to the Indian staff and mentioned that they’re awaiting the end result of the International Cricket Council’s investigation into the matter.
India had beforehand been concerned in a racism controversy on their tour of Australia in 2008 though in that case, Andrew Symonds had alleged that Harbhajan had known as him a monkey in the course of the Sydney Test which the Indian participant and the staff denied.
