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“Curry c***”- Indian fans racially abused at Edgbaston during India vs England; ECB promises to investigate

by Gouri Das
July 5, 2022
in Cricket
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During Day 4 of the rescheduled fifth Test between India and England on July 4, some Indian cricket fans faced racial abuse at Edgbaston. England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Warwickshire released official statements on Twitter and promised to investigate the matter.

A number of Indian fans, including Bharat Army had been targeted by racist abuse from fans at the Birmingham. Former Yorkshire spinner Azeem Rafiq shared a thread of the incidents and wrote that they were, “dissapointing to read”. Rafiq had also reported about institutional racism at Yorkshire last year to the British parliament that led to major changes.

Racist 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 pic.twitter.com/GJPFqbjIbz

— Lacabamayang!!!!!!! (@AnilSehmi) July 4, 2022

The England & Wales Cricket Board said it was “very concerned”.

We are very concerned to hear reports of racist abuse at today's Test match. We are in contact with colleagues at Edgbaston who will investigate. There is no place for racism in cricket

— England and Wales Cricket Board (@ECB_cricket) July 4, 2022

“I’m gutted by these reports as we’re working hard to make Edgbaston a safe, welcoming environment for all,” Stuart Cain, chief executive at Edgbaston, said on Monday.

“Having seen the initial tweets, I’ve spoke personally to the gentleman who raised them and we’re now speaking to the stewards in this area to establish what happened.

“Nobody should be subject to any form of abuse at Edgbaston. So, once we’ve got all the facts, we will make sure this issue is addressed swiftly.”

India’s official global supporters’ group, The Bharat Army, later said that many of its members are racially abused by “a small minority”. “We’ll work with @Edgbaston to share all your feedback. Thank you to those England fans who stood by us,” it added.

Sad to say many of our members experienced racist abuse from a very small minority of individuals. We will work with @Edgbaston to share all your feedback.

Thank you to those England fans who stood by us. 🙏🏾#BharatArmy #ENGvIND

— The Bharat Army (@thebharatarmy) July 4, 2022

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India had posted 416 which England responded by getting all out at 284. India then scored 245/10 which made the final target read 378. England have so far scored 259 wickets; will need 119 runs on the final day for the series levelling victory. Alex Hales and Zak Crawley had scored 56 and 46 respectively while Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow will start the final day with their score 76* and 72*.

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Gouri Das

Gouri Das

Gouri Das is a cricket writer at FirstSportz. Despite always being a sporty kid, she disliked being inactive in one place for a long time to watch a match. But after the Ind vs Pak match of the 2016 Asia Cup, she rather got glued to the TV screen. That year she watched the major cricket tournaments, WWE matches, and the Olympics (especially Usain Bolt's races). After reading about the big names in tennis and becoming an ardent follower, she dreams of visiting Wimbledon one day.

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