Wed, Aug 04 10 03:08 PM
Colombo, Aug. 3 -- Inspired by the Taverners at Lord's, the Tamil Union Cricket and Athletics Club (TUCAC), the patrons of P Sara Oval, named the bar in the members' enclosure as The Oval Taverners. On Tuesday, The Taverners tarnished the reputation of the club and stadium, which is one of the very few venues in Asia to have seen Sir Donald Bradman in action. On the opening day of India's third Test against Sri Lanka, a bunch of non-resident Sri Lankans were ousted from the stadium for their indecent behaviour. It all started when a bunch of intoxicated youngsters had a go at Ishant Sharma, who was at the boundary. Then, it was Yuvraj's turn. Benched for the match, Yuvraj was greeted with chants of "Water boy, water boy why ain't you playing," as he served drinks to his teammates. Though Yuvraj restrained himself, he lost his cool after "a fan pointed a finger in a wrong manner towards him", according to an eyewitness. Following this, Yuvraj reported the incident to the team management and local authorities present at the ground. "The crowd was trying to misbehave with the player. The police was asked to intervene and the situation was brought under control. Yuvi was not at fault, he didn't try to provoke the crowd. I was sitting next to him when it happened and I can tell you they were trying to provoke the player," team manager, Ranjib Biswal, said. "It's human tendency to react to situations when you are repeatedly provoked. The police took the spectators out and we will definitely lodge a complaint," said Biswal. The spectators did not spare Suresh Raina and commentator, Tony Greig, taunting them after the draw of stumps. Tony Perera, CEO of TUCAC, assured that corrective measures would be taken on Wednesday.
"Just a few people don't mean the whole club should be held responsible. I am looking into the details of who these people were. Necessary action will definitely be taken tomorrow," he said.
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