Amid growing cases of anti-India hate worldwide, yet another harrowing report emerged from Australia this week. This time, a young Indian-origin cricketer and his father spoke out about being racially abused and physically assaulted at a public park in Sydney’s west, as per The Australia Today.
The name of the young cricketer’s father was withheld in the report as the Australian outlet simply identified him as ‘Mr Singh.’ As per the older Indian-origin man’s confession to The Australia Today, he and his son were practicing cricket in a Sydney park when they were subjected to more than instances of racial abuse.
The incident reportedly took place at around 12:30 pm on January 3, 2026, while the father-son duo was at the cricket nets at Doug Bollinger Reserve, aka Best Road Reserve, in Seven Hills.
Anti-India hate in Sydney: Indian-origin family told to ‘go back to their own country’
Mr Singh reportedly filmed the incidents involving two different individuals at the park. In the first instance, he told The Australia Today that a man (with his dog) walked up behind him and his son as they were practicing inside the designated nets. The Indian-origin father claims to have been unaware about the man standing behind him as his back was turned towards him.
As the father-son duo was playing cricket, the ball ended up rolling towards the man and his dog. Mr Singh claimed that while it never actually made contact with them, the Sydney man angrily accused him of harbouring intentions to target his pet, as per the Australia report.
Justifying his side, Mr Singh reportedly told the other man that the public should avoid the nets designated for cricket training while practice is in session. However, the confrontation only escalated from there on, as the Australian man allegedly resorted to using abuse and racially-charged language.
“You f*** Indians, go back to India,” the Sydney man allegedly started hurling abuses at Indian-origin Mr Singh. At this point, the South Asian-origin man began recording the development on his phone, as per The Australia Today. Per his account to the outlet, the alleged abuser seemed to take a step back when he noticed the camera.
At this point, he reportedly denied partaking in any instance of racial abuse. Once the filming stopped, he purportedly began harassing the Indian-origin person again. Mr Singh further suggested that the Australian man even picked up a stick from the ground, in a potential attempt to hurt him. He couldn’t help but drop it when Mr Singh started filming once again, as per The Australia Today.
A few minutes later, that particular individual exited the premises. Shortly after his exit, a second man, who was much older than the first one, reportedly came towards the father-son duo. He, too, allegedly hurled racially-charged derogatory remarks at the family.
As per the Australian report, the second man was also caught on camera, when he told Mr Singh, “Get back to your own country, you c***, we are in f*** Australia.”
What did the police do to address the alleged racial abuse of the Indian origin family?
According to The Australia Today report, the family rang up the police while the second man continued coming down hard on the Indian-origin man. Shortly after that, NSW Police arrived at the scene. However, neither alleged abuser was present in the park at the time.
After checking the footage Mr Singh had shot earlier, officers reportedly said that they would try to identify the individuals in the case. Ultimately, the Australian news outlet contacted NSW Police, making way for an official confirmation from the police’s side about reports of an assault.
Authorities reportedly told The Australia Today that the two alleged aggressors couldn’t be located. By then Mr Singh and his family’s statement had also not been recorded officially.
In a follow-up update, Mr Singh told the outlet that when he visited Blacktown Police Station on January 12, he was informed that the police failed to find the two men involved. As a result, officials reportedly told him that no further action could be pursued in connection with the alleged racial abuse case. Even at this point, Mr Singh had not been asked to provide a statement.
It is only after The Australia Today’s follow-up with NSW Police that authorities asked Mr Singh to issue his statement.
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Last year, several cases of similar anti-Indian hate cases made headlines in Australia. A woman was subjected to derogatory remarks like “you curry muncher,” “smelly Indian,” and “Mrs 7/11 truck driver.” as per ABC.net.
Additionally, an Indian-origin Perth-based content creator told the ABC that he had been called racist slurs like “Tamil tiger,” “dirty monkey” or “go back home.”
“I grew up here in Australia, but the racism I’m experiencing right now feels worse than anything I’ve faced before,” he shared with ABC.net last year.
These incidents, in turn, took place after anti-immigration protests that took place in late August-September. Thousands of people took to the streets in Sydney, Melbourne and other key cities, in a bid to raise their voice against what they deem mass migration.
Released in June 2025 by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australia’s population by country of birth data showed that the overseas-born population in the Oceanic country grew by 396,000 people in 2024. According to the estimate as at June 30, 2024, India took the second spot on the ‘Estimated resident population by country of birth’ table with over 916,000 people.
Marking an increase of 505,000 people between 2014 and 2024, India remained at the top of the list of countries of birth with the largest increases in Australia’s population.