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Australia continue dominate India in third Test in Sydney while CA and ICC have condemned the incident of racial abuse against Indian players. Here are the daily updates from the day. Australia in front The home side has handed India a target of 407 runs in the second innings in the third Test at SCG. The home side concluded the day’s play at 98/2 with Ajinkya Rahane and Cheteshwar Pujara still at the crease. Shubman Gill was dismissed for 31 while Rohit Sharma for 52 on Day 4. Earlier, Australia posted 312/6 in the second innings, courtesy 81 from Steve Smith and Cameron Green’s maiden half-century. CA, ICC condemn incident of racial abuse against Indian players Cricket Australia (CA) has reacted to the incident of racial abuse against Mohammed Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah from members of the crowd at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). CA in a statement said, "Cricket Australia condemns in the strongest terms possible all discriminatory behaviour. If you engage in racist abuse, you are not welcome in Australian cricket. "CA is awaiting the outcome of the International Cricket Council's investigation into the matter reported at the SCG on Saturday. Once those responsible are identified, CA will take the strongest measures possible under our Anti-Harassment Code, including lengthy bans, further sanctions, and referral to NSW Police. “There is no place for discrimination in our sport and we are incredibly disappointed that a small minority of fans may think that this abhorrent behaviour is acceptable. We have a comprehensive Anti-Discrimination Policy in place that members have to abide by and ensure it's adhered to by fans, and we welcome the action taken by ground authorities and Cricket Australia today,” ICC said in its media release. Ravindra Jadeja ruled out India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has been ruled out of the first two Test against England after injuring his left thumb. Jadeja sustained the injury during the third Test against Australia in Sydney. But he might come out to bat if required. "Ravindra Jadeja is out of first two Tests against England. He will need 4-6 weeks minimum to recuperate and complete rehab which rules him out of first 2 tests," a Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) source told news agency PTI. "He might bat if needed with an injection to save the Test," the source added. Three Afghan players to leave BBL for national duty Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi and Mujeeb Ur Rahman will leave the on-going Big Bash league to play for the Afghanistan side against Ireland in the ODI series. Rashid is a part of Adelaide Strikers while Nabi and Mujeeb play for Melbourne Renegades and Brisbane Heat respectively. Dinesh Karthik, Suresh Raina shine in Syed Mushtaq UP batsman Suresh Raina began the Syed Mushtaq Ali trophy on a positive note after scoring a 56* off 50 balls against Punjab. Punjab though won the match by 11 runs. Dinesh Karthik smacked 17-ball 46 against Jharkhand for Tamil Nadu and anchored his side to a win by 66 runs. In the other results, Karnataka defeated J&K by 43 runs, Baroda won by 5 runs against Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh registered a win against Chhattisgarh by 32 runs, Gujarat defeated Maharashtra by 29 runs, Bengal thumped Odisha by 9 wickets and Railways won by 6 wickets against Tripura.

ICC issues statement on incidents of racial abuses against Indian players in Sydney Test

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has taken cognisance of the racial abuses hurled at the Indian pacers Mohammed Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah in the ongoing Pink Test against Australia at the SCG. The governing body for the game across the world has made it clear that the behaviours at the SCG will not be tolerated and that there are rules in place that all its member boards and fans who are attending the game at stadiums have to adhere. ICC also welcomed the expedited actions taken by the authorities and Cricket Australia on the fourth day of the Test after Siraj and the Indian team management approached the on-field umpires. “There is no place for discrimination in our sport and we are incredibly disappointed that a small minority of fans may think that this abhorrent behaviour is acceptable. We have a comprehensive Anti-Discrimination Policy in place that Members have to abide by and ensure is adhered to by fans and we welcome the action taken by ground authorities and Cricket Australia today,” ICC said in its media release. Reiterating its commitment of making the game free of any sort of racism, ICC said that it is fully committed to eradicating the menace in every sense and that it will support Cricket Australia and relevant authorities in the investigation into the racial abuse episodes at the SCG.

Team India has had enough racial abuses in Australia, demands treatment with 'iron fists'

Amid repetitive episodes of racial abuse hurled at the pacers Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj in the ongoing Test at the SCG, the Indian team clearly looked displeased and decided to confront the perpetrators by alerting the match officials. Coach Ravi Shastri clearly looked unhappy and was seen discussing vigorously to the team’s security official in Sydney on the lapses that have exposed the players to the racial outburst from fans. Earlier on the third day, Indian team management including Ravichandran Ashwin was seen notifying the umpires after the end of the day’s play, and the off-spinner made no second-guessing about how pathetic the team is feeling after these episodes. Ashwin did not hide about his past experiences of playing in Australia where crowds have been unruly, but he pointed out that the spectators crossed the line this time, and hence the team management decided to take a stand or the players. "Look, I would like to point out something. This is my fourth tour to Australia. Sydney, especially here, we have had a few experiences even in the past. "They have been quite nasty and have been hurling abuses as well. But this is the time when they have gone one step ahead and used racial abuses. Like we already mentioned, we have lodged an official complaint yesterday and umpires also mentioned we must bring it to their notice as and when it happens. It is not acceptable in this day and age when we have seen a lot,” Ashwin said at the virtual press conference after the end of the fourth day’s play in Sydney. Ashwin said that the crowds in Adelaide and Melbourne where India have played a lot of Test matches on the previous tours have not bee nasty like the crowds at the Sydney Cricket Ground where he personally used to decide and walked 10 yards inside from the boundary line to avoid such comments affecting him. But, Ashwin says that enough has been endured and that the India team wants to confront these challenges and hence when Siraj brought the matter to Rahane, all including him and Rohit Sharma and captain Rahane decided to bring umpires Paul Wilson and Paul Rieffel in the process of combatting it. “If I take myself back to the first tour of 2011-12, I had no clue about racial abuse and how you were made to feel small in front of so many people and people actually laugh at you and another set of people who laugh along when these things happen. I had no idea at all what this was. When you stood at the boundary line, you wanted to come in 10 yards inside to avoid all these things.” “As things have moved on and we have toured more and more, this has definitely been not acceptable. So when Siraj brought it up, Ajinkya, Rohit and myself, we all got together and reported the matter to the umpires. A new boy like Siraj knows, this is a line someone cannot over-step. We were quite happy that these people were evicted," the off-spinner added. Ashwin said that at the end of the day it all depends on one’s upbringings that compel them to do such things and that administrators need to adopt far stricter ways of dealing with the menace of racial abusing at cricket grounds. He also added his surprise at the length of time those people hurling abuses were allowed to sit at the ground unscathed. “This roots back to upbringing and the way one sees, this needs to be definitely dealt with iron fists. We must make sure it doesn't happen again. "Unless people don't find the necessity to look at it in a different way, in fact, I was surprised that a section in crowd continuously did and they were not made to surround or pulled up for it,” Ashwin added. These episodes of racism at the SCG made many former Australian cricketers angry about how these events portray the atmosphere at grounds in the country while many former Indian cricketers chose harsh words for such people whom they suggested to stay away from the game if they value their behaviour more than the health of the game.

Green blitz leaves India staring at an uphill task

The hosts rode on fast-paced half-centuries from Cameron Green (84), Steve Smith (81) and Marnus Labuschagne (73) to set India a mammoth target of 407