Watch: Bangladesh fan’Tiger Robi’ hospitalized after alleged assault by Kanpur crowd

A devoted Bangladeshi cricket fan named “Tiger Robi” was reportedly hospitalized during the first day of the second Test match between India and Bangladesh at the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur due to an alleged attack with local spectators.

But a mob of Indian supporters mistreated him badly in Kanpur. He claimed that the throng shoved him and took the flag of his nation out of his grasp.

Tiger Robi’s unique leopard-print clothing and the Bangladeshi flag he wears on his chest make him immediately recognizable.

In a video, the distraught fan is shown sitting there unknowingly while being surrounded by onlookers and law enforcement personnel. He was taken by authorities to a neighboring hospital so that he might receive treatment.

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The Indian pacer Mohammed Siraj is thought to have been the target of abuse from the Bangladeshi fan on the boundary line.

बांग्लादेशी प्रशंसक से भारतीय प्रशंसकों ने धक्का देकर झंडा छीन लिया। बांग्लादेश प्रशंसक को पुलिस अस्पताल लेकर गई। pic.twitter.com/sb6IHj0rsv

— Abhishek Tripathi / अभिषेक त्रिपाठी (@abhishereporter) September 27, 2024

A Bangladeshi fan, called- Tiger Robi has been ATTACKED by INDIAN supporters in the Kanpur stands. He has taken to the hospital after that incident happened.

Another unusual behavior from Indian fans! #INDvBAN pic.twitter.com/1YR2SiKoRA

— bdcrictime.com (@BDCricTime) September 27, 2024

Tiger Robi, whose true name is Shoaib, has already claimed to have been subjected to verbal abuse in the Chennai first Test. “Mauka Mauka” chants from the local supporters, he said, were directed at him. Shoaib conveyed his dissatisfaction and emphasized that he should be treated with respect as a ticket-holding fan of a foreign team.

A fan of Bangladesh brings allegations against Indian fans in Chennai stadium. He almost cried. That incident happened yesterday, First day of #INDvBAN Test. Few indian fans couldn’t let this Tiger Fan wave flag in the stadium.

Cricket should be unite everyone, not divide!… pic.twitter.com/1HHw8wEZEw

— bdcrictime.com (@BDCricTime) September 20, 2024

On Day 1 of the second Test, the hosts have been in complete control of the field and now lead the series 1-0. India requested the tourists to bat first after winning the toss, and as of right now, the score is 107/3.