Chris Broad, match referee of the ongoing Test between Bangladesh and South Africa, threatened the local organisers that he was mulling calling the match off after the visitors complained of racial abuse by the spectators during the second day’s play at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium yesterday.
According to the venue’s manager, Fazle Rabbi Rubel, a few South African cricketers, including speedster Dale Steyn, were racially abused by the port-city crowd when the tourists were practising at the nets during the lunch-break.
“I was told that some spectators abused Steyn and had thrown a pebble towards him. There was also a cricketer who was racially abused for his colour,” Rubel told the media yesterday.
The South Africa team management later informed about the incident to match referee and former English cricketer Broad, who threatened to call off the match if any such events take place again, informed Rubel. It was later found that the miscreants were only two kids and therefore, no action was taken.
