ime , ▁Australia ▁tou red ▁India ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁ 1 9 5 9 – 6 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 4 – 6 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 6 9 – 7 0 ▁series ▁in ▁India , ▁which ▁Australia ▁won , ▁were ▁mar red ▁by ▁repeated ▁ri ots . ▁Some ▁were ▁against ▁the ▁Australian ▁team ▁specifically , ▁after ▁the ▁Indian ▁u mp ires ▁had ▁ruled ▁against ▁the ▁Indian ▁team , ▁while ▁others ▁were ▁not ▁related ▁to ▁on - field ▁conduct , ▁such ▁as ▁a ▁lack ▁of ▁tick ets . ▁Several ▁players ▁were ▁hit ▁by ▁project iles , ▁including ▁captain ▁Bill ▁Law ry , ▁who ▁was ▁hit ▁with ▁a ▁chair . ▁On ▁one ▁occasion , ▁the ▁Australian ▁bus ▁was ▁st oned . ▁The ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁of ▁India ▁( C PI ), ▁a ▁major ▁political ▁party ▁in ▁West ▁Beng al , ▁protest ed ▁against ▁Australian ▁b ats man ▁Doug ▁Wal ters , ▁who ▁they ▁mistaken ly ▁thought ▁had ▁fought ▁against ▁the ▁commun ist ▁V iet cong . ▁Ar ound ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁commun ists ▁pick et ed ▁the ▁Austral ians ' ▁hotel ▁in ▁Cal cut ta ▁and ▁some ▁eventually ▁broke ▁in ▁and ▁v andal ised ▁it . ▁Tow ards ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁tour , ▁many ▁former ▁Australian ▁players , ▁some ▁of ▁them ▁administr ators , ▁called ▁for ▁the ▁tour ▁to ▁be ▁abandoned ▁for ▁safety ▁reasons , ▁saying ▁that ▁cr icket ▁should ▁not ▁descend ▁into ▁violence . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1