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Fourth Test: Indian bowler Mohammed Siraj abused by fans at Gabba after racist remarks at SCG

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India’s Mohammed Siraj has once again been targeted by cricket fans.
Camera IconIndia’s Mohammed Siraj has once again been targeted by cricket fans. Credit: DARREN ENGLAND/AAPIMAGE

India’s young bowler Mohammed Siraj has once again been targeted by fans, less than a week after the Third Test was sensationally stopped for almost 10 minutes due to racism claims.

Siraj was targeted by members of the Gabba crowd on Friday and called a “bloody grub” as he stood metres in from the boundary.

There’s reports debutant Washington Sundar was also abused by the same group of fans.

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“It started targeted at Siraj and it was a chant similar to the SCG one (“Que Shiraz, Shiraz” to the tune of Que Sera, Sera),” one witness told Nine Newspapers.

“I suspect it’s not a coincidence that it’s Siraj being targeted post the SCG stuff.”

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Six men were ejected from the Third Test in remarkable scenes after Siraj complained of being racially abused while fielding on the boundary.

Umpires Paul Wilson and Paul Reiffel stopped play as attempts were made to identify those behind the remarks.

After almost 10 minutes, NSW Police moved in.

An investigation is still under way into what was said to Siraj at the Third Test, but Indian officials and his teammates have confirmed they were racially motivated.

The abuse from the crowd in the Fourth Test is another blow for Siraj who is still mourning the loss of his father, who died in November while the bowler was on tour in Australia.

“He was the person who supported me the most. It's a great loss for me,” Siraj said at the time.

“He wished that I continue playing for India and make my country proud. I just want to fulfil my father's dream.”

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