Former Australian spinner, Stuart MacGill was allegedly kidnapped from home on April 14 and was released later on. The veteran was taken to another corner of the city where he was beaten mercilessly and threatened with a gun. However, an hour later, he was released. On Wednesday, May 5, the Australian police have managed to take four men in custody who seems have the connection with the kidnapping and assault of MacGill.
If reports are to be believed, a man on the streets of Sydney’s north had confronted the spinner before two other men forced him into the car. In its statement, the New South Wales police didn’t identify the victim. The police mentioned that the incident was filed on April 20 after which investigations are being carried out by the Robbery and Serious Crime Squad.
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As per the quotes in India Today, in a statement regarding the investigation, New South Wales Police said, “About 8 pm on Wednesday 14 April 2021, a 50-year-old man was allegedly confronted by a 46-year-old man (in) Cremorne. A short time later the pair were approached by two other men, forcing the older man into a vehicle.”
They further added, “He was then driven to a property at Bringelly, where the two men, plus another unknown man, allegedly assaulted the 50-year-old man and threatened him with a firearm. About an hour later, the man was driven to the Belmore area and released.”
In his international cricketing career, Stuart MacGill was one of the craftiest leg-spinners to have ever played for Australia. However, the fact that Shane Warne’s career peak collided with that of MacGill, which barred the latter to show his prowess at the highest level. He kept playing under the shadow of Warne for a chunk of his career.
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In 44 Tests and three ODIs, Stuart managed to scalped 208 and six wickets respectively. He was a stalwart in Australia’s domestic cricket, where he managed to take as many as 980 wickets. He made his debut for the Aussies back in 1998 against South Africa during a Test match at the Adelaide Oval.
