A Bangladeshi fan known as ‘Tiger Roby’ was reportedly attacked by fans in Kanpur during Day One of the second Test.
Source: Hindustan Times
Tiger Roby Assaulted at Kanpur Stadium During 2nd Test
Chaos erupted at the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur on Friday when a Bangladesh cricket fan, known as ‘Tiger Roby,’ was rushed to the hospital after reportedly being assaulted by spectators. The incident took place during the second Test between India and Bangladesh, where Roby alleged he was struck on his back and lower abdomen.
The security personnel quickly intervened and escorted the fan to a nearby hospital for urgent medical attention. Roby, visibly shaken, told Sportstar, “They hit me on my back and lower abdomen, and I could not breathe.”
In a video shared by news agency PTI, Roby appeared to be in immense pain and could barely speak, using gestures to explain that he was struck on his back and lower abdomen. He alleged that the public attacked him.
The report from Sportstar further mentions that local police at the venue refuted the claims of an assault. According to law enforcement at the stadium, the fan was discovered near the C Block entrance struggling to breathe and barely able to speak. A police source suggested that the fan’s condition might have been caused by dehydration rather than an altercation with other spectators.
In a conversation with Indian Express, Roby further alleged that the crowd had been hurling abuses at him since the start of the day’s play, prompting him to climb to the balcony for safety. “A cop advised me not to stand in that block. I was there only because I was scared. They had been hurling abuses since morning. I have watched enough Bollywood movies to understand the insults,” he told the newspaper.
This isn’t the first instance of tensions between Indian and Bangladesh cricket fans escalating into violence. During the 2023 ODI World Cup match in Pune, another prominent Bangladeshi supporter, Shoaib Ali Bukhari, popularly known as ‘Tiger Shoaib,’ was targeted by Indian fans, and his iconic tiger mascot was also destroyed.
In the lead-up to the Kanpur Test, security was heightened at Green Park Stadium amid rising concerns about potential protests from the Hindu Mahasabha. The organization had threatened to demonstrate during the match, citing “atrocities” against Hindus in Bangladesh as the reason.
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