AUS vs IND: Mohammed Siraj has set new normal for calling out racist abuse, feels Nathan Lyon
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Indian pacer Mohammed Siraj has set a brand new normal for calling out poor crowd behaviour, Australia’s prime off-spinner Nathan Lyon stated on Wednesday, describing cricket as a sport for all with no room for racism or abuse of any kind.
The Indian group had lodged an official criticism with the ICC after a bunch of spectators on the Sydney Cricket Ground racially abused pacers Jasprit Bumrah and Siraj on the third and fourth day of the third Test.
“There is no room for any racial sledges or any abuse in any type. People think they are being funny, but it can affect people in different ways. For me, cricket is the sport for all and there is no room for it at all,” Lyon stated throughout a digital press convention.
“If the time is right to call in match officials you do it. We have got a lot of security around the ground these days and if there is anyone doing it then they can be removed, as there is absolutely no place for it. It well may set precedence to report issues to officials.”
While fielding on the square-leg boundary, Siraj was allegedly known as “monkey” and “brown dog” over two days by some spectators, who had been eliminated by safety guards after the matter was reported to the on-field umpires.
“I think it’s quite disgusting to be honest. Yes, I’ve been on the other end of it, coping abuse, whether that’s England, New Zealand, South Africa or wherever it may be. But there’s no room for it. As a player you’ve got to try your best to block it out,” Lyon stated.
He feels that gamers would now have the choice of stopping play and name out their abusers within the stands.
“It effectively could do (set priority to report points to officers). It can be as much as that participant and the way they’ve been affected.
“I just really hope in a whole world society, we can get over it and people can come to watch us play cricket, with players not going to work and not be worried about being abused or racially abused,” the nation’s skilled spinner stated.
The Australian gamers had supported their Indian counterparts after the incidents with skipper Tim Paine even becoming a member of the visiting group huddle after Siraj’s complaints on the fourth day of the drawn match.
The four-match sequence is presently tied 1-1 with the fourth Test scheduled to be held right here from Friday.
