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

The Indian fans highlighted the issue on social media after the fourth day’s play. Subsequently, ECB and Warwickshire County Cricket Club issued a statement, promising to investigate the matter.

Police have already launched inquiries into allegations of racist remarks made during the rescheduled fifth Test, which England won seven wickets to level the series 2-2.

Amid the recent development, England Test skipper Ben Stokes has expressed his disappointment through a tweet.

"Amazing week on the pitch but really disappointed to hear reports of racist abuse at Edgbaston. Absolutely no place for it in the game. Hope all the fans at the white-ball series have a brilliant time and create a party atmosphere. That's what cricket's about!!" Stokes tweeted.

In order to tackle racist abuse, cricket officials are to deploy undercover spotters into the crowd at Edgbaston for the second T20I between England and India on Saturday (July 9).

"Undercover football crowd-style spotters will be placed throughout the stadium to listen out for abusive behaviour and report it for immediate action," said a Warwickshire statement.

Stuart Cain, Warwickshire's chief executive, was also left dejected by the incident during the Test match and said that the club needs to do more to combat the racial abuse.

"Nearly 100,000 people watched one of the most exciting Test matches in recent history earlier this week," he said.

"But we cannot hide from the mindless racist abuse experienced by some fans following India in the Eric Hollies Stand. These unacceptable actions by a small number of people have overshadowed a superb sporting contest, and those responsible do not deserve to be part of the cricket family.

"We need to work harder as people, as well as a venue, to take responsibility for ensuring that everyone feels safe and welcome when watching the game."

(With AFP inputs)