10 biggest cricket controversies of 2021

4. Indians racially targeted at SCG

There’s no doubt that India’s historic 2021 Test series win in Australia was very tumultuous. Skipper Ajinkya Rahane and his men struggled to stitch a playing XI due to injuries one after another, and off-field the Indian squad found the bio-bubbles and restrictions very strenuous. Before the last Test, the Indians were also criticized for making a fuss about the complex Covid-19 rules in Brisbane.

However, during the third Test match of the series, Indian pacer Mohammad Siraj faced racist chants from the Australian spectators. On the fourth day’s play, when the speedster brought this complaint to his captain, the umpires certainly decided to pause the game for a brief amount of time.

This controversial scenario on the fourth day’s play then brought in an investigation from the local authorities and the NSW police. Around six people from the crowd were identified and were banished from the stadium.