IND vs AUS: Mohammed Siraj targeted again, called 'a bloody grub' by abusive Brisbane crowd

India fast bowler Mohammed Siraj was on the receiving end of heckling from the crowd once again on Day 1 of the fourth and final Test against Australia at the Gabba on Thursday.

Siraj was subjected to racial abuse by the spectators at the Sydney Cricket Ground in the third Test last week and was once again heckled at by the fans present inside the Brisbane cricket stadium.

A video has surfaced in which a section of the fans can be seen calling Siraj a "bloody grub" while he was fielding near the boundary line.

But Siraj, who is leading the Indian pace attack in this Test match in the absence of senior pros, was so far away from the fans that it would have been impossible for him to clearly make out what was being yelled at him therefore, just gave the fans a casual wave which they acknowledged and even cheered.

"Siraj,



give us a wave, give us a wave, give us a wave. Siraj, you bloody grub," a spectator can be heard saying in the video.

Reports in the Australian media suggest that debutant off-spinner Washington Sundar was also heckled at by a section of the fans. But unlike the SCG, the Indian team management has neither confirmed not made an official complaint about this incident to the match referee.

"The guys behind me have been calling - shouting - both Washington and Siraj grubs.

"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," a spectator named Kate was quoted as saying by the Sydney Morning Hearld.