Sports chief Caborn to raise Panesar racial abuse issue

November 17, 2006 11:19 IST

Britain's Minister for Sport Richard Caborn said on Thursday he would speak to his Australian counterpart about the racial abuse suffered by two English cricketers on the Ashes tour of Australia.

Spinner Monty Panesar, a bearded Sikh, was allegedly called "a stupid Indian" by a spectator during the tour match against New South Wales.

Panesar and South African-born batsman Kevin Pietersen were also abused in England's tour opener in Canberra.

"This is totally unacceptable and I'll talk to my colleague in Australia about the incident," Caborn was quoted as saying by Indian news agency UNI.

The Sports Minister is in the Indian capital for discussions about the 2010 Commonwealth Games to be staged in New Delhi.

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