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England fans throw racist comments towards Indian cricketers
England fans throw racist comments towards Indian cricketers
August 10, 2021 Authorbaji88
During the 2020-21 season, India's tour of
Australia was marred by controversy. Mohammed Siraj and a few other Indian cricketers who
faced racial slurs throughout the game drew much attention. Even the spectators who were
escorted out of the stadium were subjected to the action. Team India is currently on tour in
England, where they are playing a five-match Test series.
After playing a good shot,
bringing up a wicket, or reaching a milestone, the cricket crowd in the country is known to
be exceedingly appreciative of the opponent. Racism incidents in England's stadiums have
never been reported. However, it occurred during the first Test match between England and
India in Nottingham, as disclosed by a British Indian female witness.
The fan
recounted the incident on Reddit, claiming that English spectators were regularly screaming
abuse and racial slurs at Indian cricketers. After losing the DRS, India's fast bowler
Mohammed Shami was dubbed "Sh**ty Shami," while skipper Virat Kohli was dubbed "wanker
Kohli." According to the supporter, the visiting team members were also dubbed lazy and
cheaters.
The fan went on to say that when one of the ladies begged the English fans
to stop making aggressive gestures and using foul language, she was asked about her
nationality. When those above interfered and begged them to respect each other, the home
supporters told her to "get back to India."
She immediately informed the steward
about the problem, and the ground crew was fast to respond. They took the man off the ground
who had advised the 31-year-old woman to return to India. The lady and her family were then
transferred to a stand with more Indian fans. Still, a small group of English fans remained
screaming "Delta" about the COVID-19 variation, which was previously referred to as the
"Indian variant."
This is a surprising event because the England and Wales Cricket
Board (ECB) has been trying to raise awareness about racism since last year or thereabouts,
taking a knee during the West Indies series when cricket resumed after the COVID-19
hiatus.