Almost an entire cricket team in Victoria is under investigation for alleged on-field incidents of sustained racial abuse of players of Indian descent during a match on Saturday, a local media report said. Witnesses claimed the taunts reduced many of the victims to tears and they were considering giving up the sport.
The Geelong Cricket Association has launched a probe after receiving an official written complaint from the Waurn Ponds Cricket Club against opposition club Thomson, The Geelong Advertiser reported.
The complaint alleges six Waurn Ponds players of Indian descent were subjected to a series of racially motivated verbal attacks during Saturday's fourth-grade qualifying final at Grinter Reserve No. 2.
The comments were allegedly made when the Waurn Ponds team was batting, with requests to stop from both the umpire and several aggrieved players going unheeded, it said. Waurn Ponds, based at Deakin University, comprises a strong core of international students in its lower grades, with more than a dozen registered players of Indian descent. The complaint exempted only one Thomson player, Paul Welsh, of any wrongdoing. Thomson has denied the allegations and said it would support the GCA investigation.
Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/indians-abroad/Indians-face-racial-slur-at-local-cricket-match-in-Australia/articleshow/5692247.cms
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