New Delhi: After reports of Indian fans' facial racial slurs during the fifth test match of India Vs England took Twitter by storm, asking England and Wales Cricket to take immediate action, the ECB reacted to the incident on Tuesday and expressed concerns. The board said, "We are in contact with colleagues at Edgbaston who will investigate. There is no place for racism in cricket." The Indian fans had posted photos and videos of the alleged incident, which they claimed took place in the final session on Monday.
Several allegations have been made on social media by the Indian spectators who claimed to have faced racial abuse during day 4 of the ongoing test match. Many took to Twitter to complain about the incident after failing to get any support from the stewards at the ground and found a response from the cricket board.
Former Yorkshire spinner Azeem Rafiq, who was also the whistleblower of racism in English cricket, also highlighted the matter. The official Twitter handle of Edgbaston quoted one of Rafiq's tweets and they will be investigating "ASAP."
"We're incredible sorry to read this and do not condone this behaviour in anyway [sic]. We'll be investigating this ASAP," read the tweet.
The Bharat Army, the official India supporters’ group, later reported that “many” of its members on the ground had been targeted by “a very small minority”.
Netizens also reacted to the reports and condemned the incident.