Security officials arrested a Bangladesh spectator for allegedly racially abusing South African players during the second day of the first Test at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium on Wednesday, reported South African website Sport 24.
The partisan Bangladesh spectators have already shown how hostile they are, but this time they crossed the limit as they are accused of racism by touring South Africa team who are playing Bangladesh at port city Chittagong.
South Africa later complained to match referee of Chittagong Test Chris Broad who threatened local organiser to call off the match if any such incidents happen again.
“If such incidents happen again then the Chittagong Test will be called off,” Chris Broad bellowed.
BCB security consultant Hossain Imam said, “We immediately visited the area and arrested one. There is a group here. The rest managed to flee.”
“The match referee told us some spectators, stationed under the giant screen, hurled some abusive language to the South African players who are fielding in that arena,” Sport 24 quoted Hossain Imam.
“According to match referee, the comment they made is strictly prohibited in the game of cricket, and told us to take the necessary step,” Imam added.
Earlier, the English referee asked venue manager Fazle Rabbi Rubel to take necessary measure to prevent this kind of unwanted incident.
A Bengali daily of Bangladesh Kaler Knatha repoted that a few South African cricketers, including speedster Dale Steyn, were racially abused by the jingoistic fans of Bangladesh when the visitors were practicing at the 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 was quoted as saying by the Kaler Kantha.
Later, in the match, BCB made an announcement towards the spectator: if racism or any unwanted incident happens then they will impose life ban on the spectators.