Bloody grub: Mohammed Siraj verbally abused in Brisbane Test vs Australia

Mohammed Siraj verbally abused: The Indian fast bowler was once again at the receiving end of verbal abuse from the spectators.

India fast bowler Mohammed Siraj continues to be at the receiving end of getting verbally abused during the ongoing tour of Australia.

Siraj, who had come forward to raise a complain with the on-field umpires upon being racially abused in the third Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground, has had no chance in spectators’ behaviour as a small section of people continue to tarnish the sport and the Australian culture.

While six people were removed from the stadium at the SCG, it would be interesting to see what action Queensland Police and Cricket Australia will take now when a similar offence has been committed despite Australia Test captain and coach Tim Paine and Justin Langer respectively asking people to maintain decorum in the stands.

Speaking to The Sydney Morning Herald in Brisbane, a spectator named Kate opened up on what she saw and heard while watching the first day of the fourth Test from the same stand such as the offenders.

“The guys behind me have been calling – shouting – both Washington [Sundar] and [Mohammed] Siraj grubs. But this time it was Siraj. I suspect it’s not a coincidence that it’s Siraj being targeted post the SCG stuff.

“At one point, a man in that section was heard yelling, ‘Siraj, give us a wave, give us a wave, give us a wave. Siraj, you bloody grub’,” Kate was quoted as saying by The Sydney Morning Herald.

Mohammed Siraj abused verbally in Brisbane Test vs Australia

Mohammed Siraj was labelled a “bloody grub” by members of the Gabba crowd less than a week after the abuse allegations which marred the Sydney Test

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Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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