World reacts to the shameful scenes at Cuttack

The Indian players seated on the ground after the match was stopped due to crowd disruption

India’s T20 series loss to South Africa on Monday evening was overshadowed by some extremely distasteful scenes at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack, which saw the spectators hurl bottles onto the outfield during the visitor's chase, which resulted in the players walking away from the middle.

This display from the crowd has found some very angry reaction from the cricketing world with several former players asking for a ban to the stadium.

1. Sunil Gavaskar

“Cuttack should not be given an international for the next couple of years. As a deterrent, the BCCI must also stop the subsidy to the Odisha Cricket Association. Do the crowd throw valuables when the team does well? When the team does badly, the fans have no business to throw rubbish. “

2. MS Dhoni

“Frankly, when it comes to the players' safety I don't think there was a very serious threat. But a few people in the stands, they were good (powerful) enough to throw bottles inside the ground, so the umpires thought it was better for the players to go off for a while. The reaction of the crowd... you know we didn't play well and at times you get reactions like these. It is only the first few bottles, after that they start doing it for fun. I still remember we played in Vizag once and we won the game very easily, that time also a lot of bottles were thrown into the ground.”

3. Aakash Chopra

How would you like if people threw bottles at you after a bad day at office? Idiots are everywhere...some have made it to the ground #IndvSA

— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) October 5, 2015

Fans are Indian Cricket's strongest currency and yesterday a bunch of them brought the entire community a bad name. #disappointing #IndvSA

— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) October 6, 2015

4. VVS Laxman

The crowds may be upset with the way India played this evening but the way they are behaving is very disappointing. #IndvsSA

— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) October 5, 2015

5. Yuvraj Singh

What a shame ! When we win all is good when we loosing is that how u behave ? Pl show some respect to your players and respect the game

— yuvraj singh (@YUVSTRONG12) October 5, 2015

6. Jatin Sapru

Well done Cuttack- left a mark on the cricketing map, in the most disgraceful manner! Those involved have shamed the whole city #INDvSA

— jatin sapru (@jatinsapru) October 5, 2015

7. Sanjay Manjerkar

Bad night for India, bad night for Cuttack.

— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) October 5, 2015

8. Nikhil Naz

India don't do well. Water bottles are thrown. Game is disrupted. Vinod Kambli starts trending. A day in the life of an Indian Cricket fan

— Nikhil Naz (@NikhilNaz) October 5, 2015

9. Faf du Plessis

“Look it’s not nice to see that. I have played 5-6 years cricket in India and I have never seen that. So you don't want that to be a part of the game. You want to come here and compete and the best team walk away winning. To have that happening, I don't its nice for cricket. It shouldn’t happen. Even the way the game was played towards the end, it lost its intensity. So disappointing in that sense and hopefully, that's the first and the last that we see on this tour.”

10. Graeme Smith

Really sad and disappointing behaviour from fans in cuttack tonight! Scenes that should not be seen at sporting grounds. #SAvsIND

— Graeme Smith (@GraemeSmith49) October 5, 2015

11. Michael Vaughan

Just Cuttack not to host matches for a few years.... Not the whole of India... #INDvSA

— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) October 5, 2015

Simple...Dont let Cuttack host any of the #2016 #T20 #WorldCup matches......

— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) October 5, 2015

12. Krish Srikkanth

Very dissappointed wth india performance & crowd behavior at cuttack.it was very shameful. need to accept defeat gracefully @BCCI @ibnlive

— Kris Srikkanth (@KrisSrikkanth) October 6, 2015

13. Harsha Bhogle

Some of us had a tough day today too. It happens. Not everything in life always goes your way. Easy to be smug or abusive or pelt bottles!

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) October 5, 2015