Siraj, Sundar reportedly abused by Gabba crowd
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There was no respite for India fast bowler Mohammed Siraj even in Brisbane as unruly crowd continued to make life difficult for the right-arm seamer in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Test series. Siraj and debutant Washington Sundar were reportedly abused by a section of the crowd at the Gabba in Brisbane on Day 1 of the fourth Test match in Brisbane.
According to Sydney Morning Herald, Siraj and Sundar were repeatedly called 'grub' with the former bearing most of the brunt.
"The guys behind me have been calling - shouting - both Washington and Siraj grubs," a spectator named Kate was quoted as saying by the newspaper.
"It started targeted at Siraj and it was a chant similar to the SCG one (in which fans sung to the tune of Que Sera, Sera but substituted the lyrics with Que Shiraz, Shiraz).
"But this time it was Siraj. I suspect it's not a coincidence that it's Siraj being targeted post the SCG stuff."
According to the newspaper, at one point, a man in the crowd was heard yelling, "Siraj, give us a wave, give us a wave, give us a wave. Siraj, you bloody grub."
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IRE
270/4
49.0 ovs
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302/0
SL
211
157
South Africa beat Sri Lanka by 10 wickets
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186
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New Zealand beat Pakistan by an innings and 176 runs
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SA
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180
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AUS
200
195
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70/2
326/2
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NZ
180/5D
431/5D
PAK
271
239
New Zealand beat Pakistan by 101 runs
PAK in NZ, 3 T20I Series, 2020/21 | 3rd T20I
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NZ
173/7
20.0 ovs
PAK
177/6
19.4 ovs
Pakistan beat New Zealand by 4 wickets
Border-Gavaskar Trophy, 2020/21 | 1st Test
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AUS
93/2
191/2
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36
244
Australia beat India by 8 wickets
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NZ
153/9
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PAK
156/5
18.5 ovs
New Zealand beat Pakistan by 5 wickets
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NZ
460
WI
317
131
New Zealand beat West Indies by an innings and 12 runs
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AUS
186/5
20.0 ovs
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174/7
20.0 ovs
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NZ
519/7D
WI
247
138
New Zealand beat West Indies by an innings and 134 runs
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194/5
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156/7
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DC
157/5
18.4 ovs
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129/9
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130/2
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189/3
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SRH
172/8
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134/7
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137/2
15.1 ovs
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ZIM
157/4
18.5 ovs
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131/7
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RCB
132/4
19.4 ovs
Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 6 wickets
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MI
200/5
20.0 ovs
DC
143/8
20.0 ovs
Mumbai Indians beat Delhi Capitals by 57 runs
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0.4 ovs
ZIM
5/0
0.3 ovs
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ROU
60/10
14.3 ovs
BUL
61/4
9.4 ovs
Romania beat Bulgaria by 6 wickets
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209/6
20.0 ovs
BUL
175/6
20.0 ovs
Romania beat Bulgaria by 34 runs
Balkan Cup, 2020 | 2nd T20I
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ROU
148/2
15.0 ovs
BUL
96/6
15.0 ovs
Romania beat Bulgaria by 52 runs
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128/5
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95/10
17.4 ovs
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19.3 ovs
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170/7
42.1 ovs
Bangladesh Under-19 beat India Under-19 by 3 wickets (D/L method)
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319/8
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62/1
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211/8
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215/4
44.1 ovs
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'It has been happening since 1932': Gavaskar highlights problem of India bowlers
By hindustantimes.com
UPDATED ON JAN 15, 2021 02:38 PM IST
Sunil Gavaskar praised the India bowling unit which was without their first-XI players but was critical for letting the advantage slip away. Gavaskar said not being able to take the final five wickets quickly has been a problem for India since 1932.
Agreeing that the inexperienced India bowling unit did a commendable job on Day 1 of the fourth Test against Australia, former India captain Sunil Gavaskar on Friday highlighted the age-old issue of India's bowlers not being able to pick up the last few wickets of the opposition quickly.
"The Indian bowlers get the first wickets but they struggle to get the last five wickets," Gavaskar said in the Extraaa Innings show aired on Sony Sports Network after the end of first day's play in Brisbane.
The legendary India opener's comments came after debutant T Natarajan got a couple of quick wickets in the final session to bring India back in the game and reduce Australia to 213 for 5 after opting to bat first. But failed to make further inroads as a partnership between Tim Paine and Cameron Green took Australia to safety with 274 for 5 at close of play.
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"India at least till tea time were controlling the game. If they got another couple of wickets then you could've said the day was India's India had a really good chance of restricting Australia if they had got another wicket but this unbeaten partnership as taken it towards Australia," Gavaskar said.
Gavaskar praised the India bowling unit which was without their first-XI players like Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami, Ravichandran Ashwin, and Ravindran Jadeja.
India handed debuts T Natarajan and Washington Sundar. Mohammed Siraj was the leader of the India bowling attack with this being just his third Test.
India vs Australia 4th Test Day 1 highlights
"I think the Indian attack did exceptionally well. When you look at Shardul (Thakur), he had hardly bowled a dozen delivery when he had played his first Test, Navdeep Saini just one Test match old so also (Mohammed) Siraj, T Natarajan, and (Washington) Sundar playing their first games so for all that the first 5 wickets that they've taken tells you how much they were committed to the task," he said.
The former opener was however critical for letting the advantage slip away. Gavaskar said not being able to take the final five wickets quickly has been a problem for India since 1932 when they had played their first Test match against England.
"Like it has happened since 1932, when India played their first game in England, they had England's top five out for a low score and the last five added a lot of runs. So that has been the story of Indian cricket.
"I'm only hoping they don't struggle as much as 1932 or subsequently and they restrict Australia to maybe 350 or thereabouts," Gavaskar said.
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India cricketers Siraj, Sundar abused by Gabba crowd: Report
By hindustantimes.com | PTI
UPDATED ON JAN 15, 2021 04:47 PM IST
According to an Australian daily, India cricketers Mohammed Siraj and Washington Sundar were abused by a section of the crowd at Gabba in Brisbane on Day 1 of the fourth India-Australia Test.
There was no respite for India fast bowler Mohammed Siraj even in Brisbane as unruly crowd continued to make life difficult for the right-arm seamer in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Test series. Siraj and debutant Washington Sundar were reportedly abused by a section of the crowd at the Gabba in Brisbane on Day 1 of the fourth Test match in Brisbane.
According to Sydney Morning Herald, Siraj and Sundar were repeatedly called 'grub' with the former bearing most of the brunt.
"The guys behind me have been calling - shouting - both Washington and Siraj grubs," a spectator named Kate was quoted as saying by the newspaper.
Also Read | 'It has been happening since 1932': Gavaskar highlights problem of India bowlers
"It started targeted at Siraj and it was a chant similar to the SCG one (in which fans sung to the tune of Que Sera, Sera but substituted the lyrics with Que Shiraz, Shiraz).
"But this time it was Siraj. I suspect it's not a coincidence that it's Siraj being targeted post the SCG stuff."
According to the newspaper, at one point, a man in the crowd was heard yelling, "Siraj, give us a wave, give us a wave, give us a wave. Siraj, you bloody grub."
Also Read | Shaw brutally trolled on Twitter after his throw hits India opener
This happened after Siraj and Bumrah were racially abused by a section of crowd on Day 3 of the third Test in Sydney. The racial attacks continued on Siraj even on Day 4 as a result of which play was halted for close to ten minutes and six people were removed from the SCG stands.
CA had promised the strongest possible action against the offenders, which included the possibility of them being banned for life from the SCG.
The ICC had condemned the incidents of Indian players being subjected to racial abuse by the spectators and had sought an action-taken report from CA/.
Former cricketers and current players like India captain Virat Kohli, Australia skipper Tim Paine and coach Justin Langer had also condemned the incidents at the SCG.
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Australia won the toss and elected to bat
ENG in SL, 2 Tests, 2021 | 1st Test
LIVE
SL
135
ENG
320/4
England lead by 185 runs with 6 wickets remaining
Border-Gavaskar Trophy, 2020/21 | 3rd Test
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AUS
312/6D
338/6D
IND
334/5
244/5
Australia drew with India
IRE in UAE, 4 ODI Series, 2021 | 1st ODI
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UAE
269/5
50.0 ovs
IRE
270/4
49.0 ovs
United Arab Emirates beat Ireland by 6 wickets
SL in SA, 2 Tests, 2020/21 | 2nd Test
RESULT
SA
67/0
302/0
SL
211
157
South Africa beat Sri Lanka by 10 wickets
PAK in NZ, 2 Test Series, 2020/21 | 2nd Test
RESULT
NZ
659/6D
PAK
186
297
New Zealand beat Pakistan by an innings and 176 runs
SL in SA, 2 Tests, 2020/21 | 1st Test
RESULT
SA
621
SL
180
396
South Africa beat Sri Lanka by an innings and 45 runs
Border-Gavaskar Trophy, 2020/21 | 2nd Test
RESULT
AUS
200
195
IND
70/2
326/2
India beat Australia by 8 wickets
PAK in NZ, 2 Test Series, 2020/21 | 1st Test
RESULT
NZ
180/5D
431/5D
PAK
271
239
New Zealand beat Pakistan by 101 runs
PAK in NZ, 3 T20I Series, 2020/21 | 3rd T20I
RESULT
NZ
173/7
20.0 ovs
PAK
177/6
19.4 ovs
Pakistan beat New Zealand by 4 wickets
Border-Gavaskar Trophy, 2020/21 | 1st Test
RESULT
AUS
93/2
191/2
IND
36
244
Australia beat India by 8 wickets
PAK in NZ, 3 T20I Series, 2020/21 | 1st T20I
RESULT
NZ
153/9
20.0 ovs
PAK
156/5
18.5 ovs
New Zealand beat Pakistan by 5 wickets
WI in NZ, 2 Test Series, 2020 | 2nd Test
RESULT
NZ
460
WI
317
131
New Zealand beat West Indies by an innings and 12 runs
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RESULT
AUS
186/5
20.0 ovs
IND
174/7
20.0 ovs
Australia beat India by 12 runs
WI in NZ, 2 Test Series, 2020 | 1st Test
RESULT
NZ
519/7D
WI
247
138
New Zealand beat West Indies by an innings and 134 runs
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RESULT
SA
ENG
Match Abandoned
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RESULT
AUS
194/5
20.0 ovs
IND
195/4
19.4 ovs
India beat Australia by 6 wickets
IPL, 2020 | Final
RESULT
MI
156/7
20.0 ovs
DC
157/5
18.4 ovs
Mumbai Indians beat Delhi Capitals by 5 wickets
ZIM in PAK, 3 T20I Series, 2020 | 3rd T20I
RESULT
PAK
129/9
20.0 ovs
ZIM
130/2
15.2 ovs
Pakistan beat Zimbabwe by 8 wickets
IPL, 2020 | Qualifier 2
RESULT
DC
189/3
20.0 ovs
SRH
172/8
20.0 ovs
Delhi Capitals beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 17 runs
ZIM in PAK, 3 T20I Series, 2020 | 2nd T20I
RESULT
PAK
134/7
20.0 ovs
ZIM
137/2
15.1 ovs
Pakistan beat Zimbabwe by 8 wickets
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PAK
156/6
20.0 ovs
ZIM
157/4
18.5 ovs
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IPL, 2020 | Eliminator
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SRH
131/7
20.0 ovs
RCB
132/4
19.4 ovs
Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 6 wickets
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RESULT
MI
200/5
20.0 ovs
DC
143/8
20.0 ovs
Mumbai Indians beat Delhi Capitals by 57 runs
ZIM in PAK, 3 ODI Series, 2020 | 3rd ODI
RESULT
PAK
2/2
0.4 ovs
ZIM
5/0
0.3 ovs
Zimbabwe beat Pakistan by 2 wickets
Balkan Cup, 2020 | 4th T20I
RESULT
ROU
60/10
14.3 ovs
BUL
61/4
9.4 ovs
Romania beat Bulgaria by 6 wickets
Balkan Cup, 2020 | 3rd T20I
RESULT
ROU
209/6
20.0 ovs
BUL
175/6
20.0 ovs
Romania beat Bulgaria by 34 runs
Balkan Cup, 2020 | 2nd T20I
RESULT
ROU
148/2
15.0 ovs
BUL
96/6
15.0 ovs
Romania beat Bulgaria by 52 runs
Balkan Cup, 2020 | 1st T20I
RESULT
ROU
128/5
20.0 ovs
BUL
95/10
17.4 ovs
Bulgaria beat Romania by 33 runs
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ENG
145/6
20.0 ovs
AUS
146/5
19.3 ovs
Australia beat England by 5 wickets
U-19 CWC, 2020 | Super League Final
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IND
177/10
47.2 ovs
BAN
170/7
42.1 ovs
Bangladesh Under-19 beat India Under-19 by 3 wickets (D/L method)
U-19 CWC, 2020 | 5th Place Play off
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WI
319/8
50.0 ovs
AUS
62/1
12.3 ovs
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NZ
211/8
50.0 ovs
BAN
215/4
44.1 ovs
Bangladesh Under-19 beat New Zealand Under-19 by 6 wickets
U-19 CWC, 2020 | 7th Place Play-off
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SA
154/10
39.3 ovs
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'Not good selection,' Former India quick not impressed with Kuldeep's omission
UPDATED ON JAN 15, 2021 01:35 PM IST
Brisbane Test: Labuschagne ton takes Australia to 274 for 5 at stumps on Day 1
PUBLISHED ON JAN 15, 2021 01:22 PM IST
Sunil Gavaskar(Twitter)
'It has been happening since 1932': Gavaskar highlights problem of India bowlers
By hindustantimes.com
UPDATED ON JAN 15, 2021 02:38 PM IST
Sunil Gavaskar praised the India bowling unit which was without their first-XI players but was critical for letting the advantage slip away. Gavaskar said not being able to take the final five wickets quickly has been a problem for India since 1932.
Agreeing that the inexperienced India bowling unit did a commendable job on Day 1 of the fourth Test against Australia, former India captain Sunil Gavaskar on Friday highlighted the age-old issue of India's bowlers not being able to pick up the last few wickets of the opposition quickly.
"The Indian bowlers get the first wickets but they struggle to get the last five wickets," Gavaskar said in the Extraaa Innings show aired on Sony Sports Network after the end of first day's play in Brisbane.
The legendary India opener's comments came after debutant T Natarajan got a couple of quick wickets in the final session to bring India back in the game and reduce Australia to 213 for 5 after opting to bat first. But failed to make further inroads as a partnership between Tim Paine and Cameron Green took Australia to safety with 274 for 5 at close of play.
Also Read | 'Not good selection,' Former India quick not impressed with Kuldeep's omission
"India at least till tea time were controlling the game. If they got another couple of wickets then you could've said the day was India's India had a really good chance of restricting Australia if they had got another wicket but this unbeaten partnership as taken it towards Australia," Gavaskar said.
Gavaskar praised the India bowling unit which was without their first-XI players like Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami, Ravichandran Ashwin, and Ravindran Jadeja.
India handed debuts T Natarajan and Washington Sundar. Mohammed Siraj was the leader of the India bowling attack with this being just his third Test.
India vs Australia 4th Test Day 1 highlights
"I think the Indian attack did exceptionally well. When you look at Shardul (Thakur), he had hardly bowled a dozen delivery when he had played his first Test, Navdeep Saini just one Test match old so also (Mohammed) Siraj, T Natarajan, and (Washington) Sundar playing their first games so for all that the first 5 wickets that they've taken tells you how much they were committed to the task," he said.
The former opener was however critical for letting the advantage slip away. Gavaskar said not being able to take the final five wickets quickly has been a problem for India since 1932 when they had played their first Test match against England.
"Like it has happened since 1932, when India played their first game in England, they had England's top five out for a low score and the last five added a lot of runs. So that has been the story of Indian cricket.
"I'm only hoping they don't struggle as much as 1932 or subsequently and they restrict Australia to maybe 350 or thereabouts," Gavaskar said.
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India cricketers Siraj, Sundar abused by Gabba crowd: Report
By hindustantimes.com | PTI
UPDATED ON JAN 15, 2021 04:47 PM IST
According to an Australian daily, India cricketers Mohammed Siraj and Washington Sundar were abused by a section of the crowd at Gabba in Brisbane on Day 1 of the fourth India-Australia Test.
There was no respite for India fast bowler Mohammed Siraj even in Brisbane as unruly crowd continued to make life difficult for the right-arm seamer in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Test series. Siraj and debutant Washington Sundar were reportedly abused by a section of the crowd at the Gabba in Brisbane on Day 1 of the fourth Test match in Brisbane.
According to Sydney Morning Herald, Siraj and Sundar were repeatedly called 'grub' with the former bearing most of the brunt.
"The guys behind me have been calling - shouting - both Washington and Siraj grubs," a spectator named Kate was quoted as saying by the newspaper.
Also Read | 'It has been happening since 1932': Gavaskar highlights problem of India bowlers
"It started targeted at Siraj and it was a chant similar to the SCG one (in which fans sung to the tune of Que Sera, Sera but substituted the lyrics with Que Shiraz, Shiraz).
"But this time it was Siraj. I suspect it's not a coincidence that it's Siraj being targeted post the SCG stuff."
This happened after Siraj and Bumrah were racially abused by a section of crowd on Day 3 of the third Test in Sydney. The racial attacks continued on Siraj even on Day 4 as a result of which play was halted for close to ten minutes and six people were removed from the SCG stands.
CA had promised the strongest possible action against the offenders, which included the possibility of them being banned for life from the SCG.
The ICC had condemned the incidents of Indian players being subjected to racial abuse by the spectators and had sought an action-taken report from CA/.
Former cricketers and current players like India captain Virat Kohli, Australia skipper Tim Paine and coach Justin Langer had also condemned the incidents at the SCG.
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