By IANS
Vadodara : Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds was taunted with ‘monkey chants’ by a section of the crowd during the fifth one-day international of the Future Cup series at the Reliance Stadium here Thursday.
The burly all-rounder was taunted when he was fielding in the deep and the organsiers had to intercept by flashing the International Cricket Council (ICC) anti-racism code on the big screen.
“Yes, Symonds was taunted by a section of the crowd. But we are not filing any official complaint as of now. It is upto the local organisers,” said Australian media manager Philip Pope.
The ICC has become very strict on racial abuse and adopted the anti-racism code in September last year. These measures came in the wake of allegations of racist abuse directed at South Africa players during its tour to Australia last year.
The anti-racism code awards stringent punishments to spectators, ranging from ejection from venues to a life ban.
ICC members failing to uphold the code could also face penalties – ranging from warnings to fines and the possible withdrawal of international status from the venue where any incident took place – if racist incidents happen at a venue under their control.