“I Was Called Black Monkey”: Mohammed Siraj Recalls Racism Incident On Australia Tour | Cricket News

Racism stays one of many greatest issues in sports activities. Time and once more, incidents of gamers being abused on the sector, be it in soccer, cricket or different sports activities, have been reported. Indian pacer Mohammed Siraj was additionally subjected to racism on the tour of Australia in 2021 throughout the Sydney Test. More than two years because the incident passed off, Siraj has opened up on the darkish episode of his profession, revealing that he was referred to as a ‘black monkey’ by a piece of Australian supporters within the stadium.

“When I was called a black monkey and things like that in Australia, I ignored them on the first day, thinking the people were drunk. But when it happened on the second day, I decided to go up to the umpires and complain about racism and I conveyed it to Ajju bhai (Ajinkya Rahane) who went to the umpires,” Siraj mentioned whereas talking on RCB Season 2 Podcast.

In that match, it was Ajinkya Rahanw ho was main the Indian group as Virat Kohli had returned house after the primary Test in Adelaide. Rahane took up the matter with the umpires on the sector and acquired these followers faraway from the venue.

“So, the umpires told him you are free to leave the ground till the matter is settled. But Ajju bhai said: ‘We respect cricket and why should we leave the ground? But remove those people who are abusive and why should we leave the ground? We then focused on cricket as people would keep saying all these things,” Siraj added.

Siraj and the complete Indian group had a memorable tour of Australia in that collection that noticed them raise the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2-1.

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