Kohli condemns rowdy behaviour of Oz racists

For Virat Kohli, it is “absolute peak of rowdy behaviour” that few Australian fans hurled racial slur at Mohammed Siraj during the third Test as the India captain demanded stern action against the offenders.

Kohli himself was at the receiving end of some of the choicest abuses during the 2011-12 Test series.

“Racial abuse is absolutely unacceptable. Having gone through many incidents of really pathetic things said on the boundary lines, this is the absolute peak of rowdy behaviour. It's sad to see this happen on the field,” Kohli, who is on a paternity break, tweeted.

Back in 2011, a young Kohli was in fact embroiled in a controversy when when he was snapped showing middle finger to the Sydney crowd on his first tour after being continually abused at the boundary ropes.

“The incident needs to be looked at with absolute

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urgency and seriousness and strict action against the offenders should set things straight for once,” Kohli said.

RACISM IS REGULAR AFFAIR IN OZ: AZHAR

Former captain Mohammad Azharuddin on Sunday said that hurling racial abuses on Indian players while playing in Australia has become “a regular affair” and urged the ICC to find a way to end this menace “forever”.

“Every time we play with Australia, something of this thing happens. It is becoming a regular affair. Nobody should tolerate all these things, Azharuddin said on the sidelines of a local cricket tournament at Margao, near here.

“The ICC should look into the matter and quickly resolve this problem forever, he added.

SUCH ACTS WON’T BE

TOLERATED: BCCI

BCCI secretary Jay Shah on Sunday reacted strongly to the racist slurs hurled at Indian cricketers during the third Test in Australia, saying such “acts of discrimination will not be tolerated” since racism has no place in sport and society.

Shah denounced the abuses that pacers Mohammed Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah had to endure from a few rowdy fans, who were expelled from the stadium .

“Racism has no place in our great sport or in any walk of society. I've spoken to @CricketAus and they have ensured strict action against the offenders. @BCCI and Cricket Australia stand together. These acts of discrimination will not be tolerated,” Shah tweeted.

The 26-year-old Hyderabad based bowler, on his maiden tour Down Under, followed the protocol and promptly went up to his skipper Ajinkya Rahane and the on-field umpires, who halted play for about 10 minutes and called in the security, which evicted six people.

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