Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj racially abused, Indian fans FUME at Australian culture

Indian pacers Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj reportedly faced racial abuse during ongoing India vs Australia 3rd Test at Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney. According to reports, Indian team manment has lodged an official complaint with match referee David Boon regarding incident.

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Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj subjected to racial abuse at SCG: Reports

Both Bumrah and Siraj allegedly faced abuse on Day 2 and 3 of customary New Year's Test. After end of third day's play, re were dramatic scenes outside Indian dressing room where ICC officials, stadium security officers were engd in a long conversation with two cricketers and members of team manment. Siraj, in particular, who was fielding at fine leg was abused by a member of crowd at Randwick end of ground on Day 3 after which Indian skipper Ajinkya Rahane and R Ashwin spoke to umpires Paul Reiffel and Paul Wilson and informed m about incident.

Reports state that after play concluded on Day 3, umpires, security officials and Indian players were seen engd in a discussion for around five minutes. Indian players also hung around in dressing room while team's security officials were involved a chat with stadium's security officers, as well as, ICC security official.

Twitter was abuzz after Siraj-Bumrah racial abuse news went viral. Several reactions poured in as fans slammed Australian crowd, racism culture in country and security measures at SCG. Here's how people reacted to  Siraj-Bumrah racial abuse incident.

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This is t first time that controversy about racial abuse has erupted during series between India and Australia. In 2008/09 during second Test of Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Sydney, allegations of racial abuse were made by Andrew Symonds against Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh who accused off-spinner of referring to him as a ‘Monkey’. infamous incident was later named 'Monkeygate Scandal'.

IND vs AUS Day 3 highlights

India started ir innings with an overnight score of 96/2 on Day 3 but were bundled out for 244 in first innings of  India vs Australia 3rd Test at SCG. visitors only have mselves to blame for downfall because out of ir eight batsmen who lost ir wickets on Day 3, three batsmen were run out which is considered as worst form of dismissal, especially in Test cricket. 

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Hanuma Vihari, R Ashwin and Jasprit Bumrah were three Indian batsmen whose error in judgement cost m ir wicket. tably, this was first time in India's 189-year Test history that three Indian batsmen were run out for ten or less runs in an innings. While Hanuma Vihari and Jasprit Bumrah got out for 4 and 0 respectively, Ashwin was dismissed for 10. 

Meanwhile, after getting dismissed for 244 and conceding a 94-run lead, India made a bright start to ir second innings by sending both Australian openers back in hut. While Will Pucovski's was caught behind off Mohammed Siraj's bowling for 10, David Warner was trapped in front of wicket by Ashwin for 13. However, Australia's batting mainstays Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith steadied ship by playing some cautious cricket and subsequently put m in a commanding position. 

At Stumps on Day 2, Australia reached 103/2 with Labuschagne batting on 47 and Smith unbeaten on 29. visitors w have a mammoth task in front of m to dismiss both Labuschagne and Smith quickly on Day 4 because if y fail to do so, hosts will run away with game.

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SOURCE: BCCI & ICC TWITTER