During the fourth day of the ongoing rescheduled Test between England and India at Edgbaston, some Indian fans allegedly copped racial abuse by a set of English fans.

Taking to Twitter, the Indian fans highlighted the incident, which they claimed took place in the final session on Monday (July 4).

Subsequently, England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) issue a statement, promising to investigate the matter.

"We are very concerned to hear reports of racist abuse at today's Test match. We are in contact with colleagues at Edgbaston who will investigate. There is no place for racism in cricket. Edgbaston has been working hard to create a safe and inclusive working environment," ECB said in a statement.

Former Yorkshire spinner Azeem Rafiq, who opened up on the racism in English cricket last year, also expressed disappointment over the incident.

The official Twitter handle of Edgbaston quoted Rafiq tweet and said that they will be probing the matter on an urgent basis.

"We're incredible sorry to read this and do not condone this behaviour in anyway [sic]. We'll be investigating this ASAP," read the tweet.

"I'm gutted by these reports as we're working hard to make Edgbaston a safe, welcoming environment for all. Having seen the initial tweets, I've spoken personally to the gentleman who raised them and we're now speaking to the stewards in this area to establish what happened. Nobody should be subject to any form of abuse at Edgbaston. So, once we've got all the facts, we will make sure this issue is addressed swiftly," said Warwickshire chief executive Stuart Cain.

Coming to the match, England were set a target of 378 by the visitors and the hosts were on 259/3 at the close of play on Day 4, needing 119 more runs to win the Edgbaston Test and draw the series 2-2.

Joe Root (76*) and Jonny Bairstow (72*) were unbeaten in the middle at stumps on Day 4, having already added 150 runs for the fourth wicket.