The England and Wales Cricket Board and Warwickshire CCC are jointly investigating reports of racist abuse from the fans on the fourth day of England vs India ongoing fifth Test at Edgbaston. Supporters of visiting Indian team took to Twitter to vent their frustration, who have been 바카라literally in tears바카라 stating the stewards took no action but ask them to 바카라sit down바카라 when reported.
바카라Racist behaviour at @Edgbaston towards Indian fans in block 22 Eric Hollies. People calling us Curry C**ts and paki bas****s. We reported it to the stewards and showed them the culprits at least 10 times but no response and all we were told is to sit in our seats. @ECB_cricket,바카라 tweeted one.
Another fan wrote, 바카라So much for battling racism in cricket!! @Edgbaston was horrific today. So many complaints made to stewards however said person was not removed. So disappointed in what we had to face most of the day. @ICC @ECB_cricket @BCCI.바카라
Responding to the allegations, Edgbaston바카라s chief executive said, 바카라I바카라m gutted by these reports as we바카라re working hard to make Edgbaston a safe, welcoming environment for all.
바카라Having seen the initial tweets, I바카라ve spoken personally to the gentleman who raised them and we바카라re now speaking to the stewards in this area to establish what happened. Nobody should be subject to any form of abuse at Edgbaston.
바카라So, once we바카라ve got all the facts, we will make sure this issue is addressed swiftly,바카라 he added in a statement. ECB too issued a statement stating the investigation is on. 바카라We are very concerned to hear reports of racist abuse at today바카라s Test match. We are in contact with colleagues at Edgbaston who will investigate. There is no place for racism in cricket.바카라
Meanwhile, some of the tweets by the harassed supporters were highlighted by former Yorkshire cricketer Azeem Rafiq, who has become a campaigner against discrimination in cricket. The allegations cast a pale shadow on a highly entertaining day of cricket, which in the end turned into home side바카라s favour.
Chasing 378 runs to win the Test and level the series, Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow put England on course for a ground-breaking run chase despite Jasprit Bumrah바카라s brilliance.
Skipper Bumrah brought India back in the game with wickets on either side of the lunch break after England openers Alex Lees (56 off 65) and Zak Crawley (46 off 76) finally found form and shared a 107-run stand chasing a record 378-run target.
From 107 for loss, it soon became 109 for three before the dangerous duo of Root (76 batting off 112) and Bairstow (72 batting off 87) frustrated the Indians with a commanding 150-run partnership off just 197 balls. England were 259 for three at stumps on day four, needing a very gettable 119 runs for a series-levelling victory.
