Mohammed Siraj revealed that the umpires at the SCG told skipper Ajinkya Rahane to walk off the park and leave the game.
Siraj drove straight from the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport to the graveyard to pay respects to his deceased father.
With 13 scalps, Siraj was India's highest wicket-taker in the memorable 2-1 series win on Tuesday and people in the locality where the cricketer lives erupted in joy.
Siraj's five for 73, together with Shardul Thakur's four-fer, helped India fold Australia for 294 and set themselves a target of 328 runs on a tricky Gabba track.
On Monday, Siraj returned with figures of 5/73 in just his third Test as India bundled out Australia for 294 in their second innings in the fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Playing in his maiden Test series, Siraj grabbed 5 for 73 in the Australian second innings on Monday.
India will need 324 runs more, with all their wickets intact, when they come out to bat on Tuesday to win the fourth and final Test against Australia at The Gabba.
Indian pacer Mohammed Siraj finished as India's highest wicket-taker in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, despite missing the first Test in Adelaide.
Siraj and Thakur combined to share nine wickets while dismissing Australia for 294 in their second innings.
Mohammed Siraj took his maiden five-wicket haul in Test cricket on Day 4 of the Brisbane Test against Australia.
The pacer took his first five-wicket haul of his Test career on Day 4 of the Brisbane Test against Australia.
Indian pacer Mohammed Siraj took the first five-wicket haul of his Test career on Day 4 of the Brisbane Test against Australia.
Mohammed Siraj dismissed two Australian batsmen within an over to bring India back in the game on Day 4 of the Brisbane Test.
Leading the Indian pace unit, Siraj dismissed opener David Warner to provide India with a brilliant start on the first day.
The reported incident happened a few days after Siraj was racially abused by spectators at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
India gained the breakthrough in the very first over of the innings, as Mohammed Siraj removed David Warner, courtesy of a terrific catch at slips from Rohit Sharma.
Indian pacer Mohammed Siraj has set a new standard for calling out poor crowd behaviour, Australia's top off-spinner Nathan Lyon said, describing cricket as a sport for all with no room for racism or abuse of any form.
It was day 4 of the third Test when the alleged incident happened and Siraj was seen talking to the on-field umpires who then made their way to the Brewongle stand
Australian batting star David Warner on Tuesday condemned the racist slurs hurled at Indian players, particularly pacer Mohammed Siraj, during the third Test here and said such behaviour by the spectators was not acceptable.
Siraj and his senior teammate Jasprit Bumrah were also subjected to racist slurs on Saturday, something that the Indian team management officially reported to ICC Match Referee David Boon.
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