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India vs England: Officials Investigate Racist Abuse Allegation at Edgbaston, 5th Test

India vs England Officials Investigate Racist Abuse Allegation at Edgbaston, 5th Test

India vs England: India and England are playing their last game of the five-match Test series at Edgbaston. It is the postponed match of the series that started last year in 2021. The series was interrupted due to covid and was postponed to a further date. India is leading with two wins and a draw and also is a hundred runs ahead of England in the ongoing match.

On the fourth day of the test match on the 4th of July. The fans of both teams were quite excited about the game as they have waited a year to witness the finale of the series. An incident occurred at the game where the Indian fans were subjected to racism. There were racial slurs yelled out toward the Indians sitting in the audience.

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The enraged fans took their disappointment to Twitter and said that they even complained to the officials but they were ignored. One person said that the English fans called them “Curry C***ts” and “Paki Bas***ds”. They filed a complaint and even pointed out the culprits 10 times but were told to sit down. Officials in Edgbaston stated, “We are very sorry to read this and in no way condone this behavior.” 

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Edgbaston Chief Executive Stuart Kane released the statement, “We are working hard to make Edgbaston a safe place for everyone. In this atmosphere, I was shocked to see these reports. I personally spoke to the gentleman who made this allegation. I’m also talking to the stewards who were at the stand. No one at Edgbaston has to be subjected to any kind of abuse. Once we have got all the information, we will ensure that this problem is resolved quickly.” 

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India vs England: Officials Investigate Racist Abuse Allegation at Edgbaston, 5th Test


The England and Wales Cricket Board stated, “We are very concerned to hear reports of racist abuse in today’s Test match. We are in contact with colleagues at Edgbaston who will investigate. There is no place for racism in cricket.”

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