The incident occurred during last night’s Big Bash League match between the Melbourne Stars and Melbourne Renegades.
On the back of Stoinis’ magnificent half-century, the Stars cruised to an eight-wicket win. However, the victory was marred by distasteful scenes involving Australian internationals Stoinis and Richardson.
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Stoinis allegedly aimed a homophobic slur at Richardson while batting and, following the conclusion of the game, was spoken to by standing umpire Gerard Abood.
Adam Gilchrist, who was on-air at the time of the incident, revealed that Stoinis was approached by both umpires, who then had a detailed chat with Renegades captain Aaron Finch regarding the incident:
For the matter to proceed further, the umpires will need to submit a report to match referee Daryl Harper within 24 hours.
Despite the nature of the incident, it’s believed Stoinis will escape without a suspension, although he could receive a hefty fine if found guilty.
Stoinis is the leading run-scorer in this year’s BBL and the Stars will loath to lose him at this stage of the season.
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