IND vs AUS / Racial comment on Jasprit Bumrah, female commentator said this dirty thing

IND vs AUS: The second day of the Test match being played at Gaba in Australia was completely in the name of the host team. Travis Head and Steve Smith's brilliant centuries put Australia in a strong position. By the end of the day's play, Australia scored 405 runs for the loss of 7 wickets. For India, fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah's performance was the biggest positive aspect of the day, but a controversy also arose over racial remarks against him, which made headlines outside the cricket field.

Bumrah's brilliant performance

Jasprit Bumrah led the Indian bowling attack and took 5 wickets in the difficult conditions of Gaba. He gave Australia early setbacks by sending Usman Khawaja and Nathan McSweeney to the pavilion. After this, he dismissed experienced batsmen like Steve Smith, Travis Head and Mitchell Marsh. This is his second 5-wicket haul in the series, proving him to be India's most effective bowler.

Dominance of Australia's innings

Australia started the second day cautiously. Steve Smith and Travis Head took charge of the Indian bowlers and scored centuries. Smith played an innings of 121 runs, while Head scored 145 runs. Both batsmen showed a great balance of aggressive and defensive play, due to which the Indian bowlers were seen struggling.

Racial comment controversy

The second day's game came under controversy when former England cricketer and commentator Isa Guha made a racial comment on Jasprit Bumrah. During the commentary, Isa called Bumrah "the most valuable primate". Primate means monkey in Hindi, which is considered a racial comment.

Fans and cricket experts reacted sharply to this comment of Isa Guha. This incident is reminiscent of the earlier racial controversies against Indian players on Australian grounds. The famous "Monkeygate" controversy of 2008, which involved Harbhajan Singh and Andrew Symonds, is still recorded in the black pages of cricket history.

Outrage in the cricket world

There was an uproar on social media after Isa Guha's comment. Fans and cricket experts termed it unnecessary and unacceptable. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has not reacted to the matter, but the pressure is mounting on the International Cricket Council (ICC) to take it seriously.

Indian bowling struggles

Although Jasprit Bumrah bowled brilliantly, the other bowlers failed to put pressure on the Australian batsmen. Mohammed Siraj and Ravichandran Ashwin bowled economically in the beginning, but they could not get success. Kuldeep Yadav and Shardul Thakur also did not look very effective.

Ahead of the game and India's challenge

On the third day, it will be important for India to wrap up Australia's lower order quickly. Australia has already scored more than 400 runs, which is a strong score on a pitch like the Gabba. India will have to perform disciplined and patiently in reply batting.

Conclusion

The second day of the Gabba Test belonged to Australia's batsmen and Jasprit Bumrah, but the racial remarks hurt the spirit of cricket. It remains to be seen what action the ICC and the concerned boards take on this controversy. The next day's play will be extremely crucial for the Indian team because if they fail to stop Australia, the match could slip out of their grasp.